# A user should be able to pass in parameters to a task via putting the param in quotes

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/a-user-should-be-able-to-pass-in-parameters-to-a-task-via-putting-the-param-in-quotes/172>\
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**Created:** [February 27, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/a-user-should-be-able-to-pass-in-parameters-to-a-task-via-putting-the-param-in-quotes/172 "2013-02-27T15:26:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![phil\_swenson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@phil\_swenson](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/phil_swenson)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/a-user-should-be-able-to-pass-in-parameters-to-a-task-via-putting-the-param-in-quotes/172/1 "2013-02-27T15:26:00Z")

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I think that gradle should steal an idea from SBT. A user should be able to pass in parameters to a task via putting the param in quotes.

For example:

```gradle
gradle testByPattern "*WebiIntegrationTest"

```