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Describe the bug

When trying to load an image with whitespace (or other assets) from the 'public' folder, it can't be found.

Reproduction

• Fresh install of vite, choosing vue
• Copy image with whitespace in file name to public folder
• Try to show it with an img element

System Info

• vite version: 2.0.2
• Operating System: Windows
• Node version: 15.9.0
• Package manager (npm/yarn/pnpm) and version: npm 7.5.4