how to pass spring.config.location argument

[angel-git]

on spring boot 2.7.3 if i try to run a boot application with --spring.config.location=app.properties (https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/2.7.3/reference/htmlsingle/#features.external-config.files) i get the following error:

Caused by: org.springframework.shell.CommandNotFound: No command found for '--spring.config.location=app.properties'
	at org.springframework.shell.Shell.evaluate(Shell.java:231)
	at org.springframework.shell.Shell.run(Shell.java:140)
	at org.springframework.shell.jline.NonInteractiveShellRunner.run(NonInteractiveShellRunner.java:104)
	at org.springframework.shell.DefaultShellApplicationRunner.run(DefaultShellApplicationRunner.java:65)
	at org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication.callRunner(SpringApplication.java:762)

The config properties are loaded fine but also tries to parse it as command, is there any way to tell shell to ignore that "command" ?

[jvalkeal]

You'd need to rely some other ways boot handles these like system properties or environment variables.

https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/3.0.1/reference/htmlsingle/#howto.properties-and-configuration.external-properties-location

[angel-git]

Thanks, im using environment variables to workaround this right now. It used to work fine on version 1.x so i was wondering if something was missing on my side.

Thanks again, i guess this can be closed

[jvalkeal]

1.x had a different logic and we're a bit more restrictive in 2.1.x and 3.x. It's a bit ambiguous if option should be for boot itself or for shell commands. We're trying to think if there will be some kind of way to more easily pass properties to boot itself.

[angel-git]

thanks for the explanation