Forward slashes instead of back in filepath - json

Question

How do I replace the backslashes with forward slashes in the Visual Studio Code build task argument.
I've tried using backslashes in my Bash command, but the console simply removes the slashes.
"command": "xxxxxxxx.exe",
"type": "shell",
"args": [
"--dir=${workspaceFolder}",
]
In the console it appears to be:
> Executing task: xxxxxxxx.exe --dir=C:UsersUserDesktopProject
But I want it to be:
> Executing task: xxxxxxxx.exe --dir=C:/Users/User/Desktop/Project/

Answer 1

Something using bash built-in ${variable//string/substitution}:
"command": "xxxxxxxx.exe",
"type": "shell",
"args": [
"--dir=${workspaceFolder//\\/\/}",
]

Answer 2

As for me, just switch default shell to cmd done the job. I installed git-bash as my default shell within vscode. When I tried to debug ts file, the shell complained something like your case, the path is a string without any slash or backslash.
This is my launch.json.
{
{
"type": "node",
"request": "launch",
"name": "Debug Current",
"preLaunchTask": "tsc: build - tsconfig.json",
"skipFiles": ["<node_internals>/**"],
"program": "${file}",
"outFiles": ["${workspaceFolder}/dist/*.js"]
}
]
}

Answer 3

Did you double the backslashes? They are a quoting character, so you likely have to use one to quote the next.
$: echo "C:\Users\Public" | sed 's,\\,/,g'
C:/Users/Public
Using parameter expension without spawning a sed -
$: x="C:\Users\Public"
$: echo "${x//\\/\/}"
C:/Users/Public