title: ng build : Workspace config file cannot be loaded
body: <p>When I run the ng build command I receive following error,</p>
  
  <p>An unhandled exception occurred: Workspace config file cannot be loaded: C:...\angular\angular.json
     Invalid JSON character: "﻿" at 0:0.
     See "C:\Users...\AppData\Local\Temp\ng-I8pYWt\angular-errors.log" for further details.</p>
  
  <p><strong>I have tried npm cache clean --force then npm install or yarn</strong></p>
  
  <p>angular-errors.log</p>
  
  <pre><code>[error] Error: Workspace config file cannot be loaded: C:\...\angular\angular.json
  Invalid JSON character: "﻿" at 0:0.
  at Object.getWorkspace (C:\...\angular\node_modules\@angular\cli\utilities\config.js:59:15)
  at BuildCommand.validateScope (C:\...\angular\node_modules\@angular\cli\models\command.js:97:60)
  at BuildCommand.validateAndRun (C:\...\angular\node_modules\@angular\cli\models\command.js:122:24)
  at Object.runCommand (C:\...\angular\node_modules\@angular\cli\models\command-runner.js:186:38)
  at process.runNextTicks [as _tickCallback] (internal/process/task_queues.js:52:5)
  at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:880:11)
  at internal/main/run_main_module.js:21:11
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>version</p>
  
  <pre><code>Package                           Version
  -----------------------------------------------------------
  @angular-devkit/architect         0.800.6
  @angular-devkit/build-angular     0.800.6
  @angular-devkit/build-optimizer   0.800.6
  @angular-devkit/build-webpack     0.800.6
  @angular-devkit/core              8.3.9
  @angular-devkit/schematics        8.3.9
  @angular/cdk                      8.2.3
  @angular/cli                      8.3.9
  @ngtools/webpack                  8.0.6
  @schematics/angular               8.3.9
  @schematics/update                0.803.9
  rxjs                              6.4.0 (cli-only)
  typescript                        3.4.5
  webpack                           4.30.0
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>angular.json</p>
  
  <pre><code>{
    "$schema": "../node_modules/@angular/cli/lib/config/schema.json",
    "version": 1,
    "newProjectRoot": "projects",
    "projects": {
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        "root": "",
        "sourceRoot": "src",
        "projectType": "application",
        "architect": {
          "build": {
            "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:browser",
            "options": {
              "outputPath": "dist",
              "index": "src/index.html",
              "main": "src/main.ts",
              "tsConfig": "src/tsconfig.json",
              "polyfills": "src/polyfills.ts",
              "preserveSymlinks": true,
              "assets": [
                "src/assets",
                "src/metronic",
                "src/favicon.ico",
                {
                  "glob": "abp.signalr-client.js",
                  "input": "node_modules/abp-web-resources/Abp/Framework/scripts/libs",
                  "output": "/assets/abp"
                }
              ],
              "styles": [
                "node_modules/animate.css/animate.min.css",
                "node_modules/quill/dist/quill.core.css",
                "node_modules/quill/dist/quill.snow.css",
                "node_modules/famfamfam-flags/dist/sprite/famfamfam-flags.css",
                "node_modules/primeng/resources/primeng.min.css",
                "node_modules/primeng/resources/themes/nova-light/theme.css",
                "node_modules/primeicons/primeicons.css",
                "node_modules/sweetalert2/dist/sweetalert2.css",
                "node_modules/cookieconsent/build/cookieconsent.min.css",
                "src/assets/FreezeUI/freeze-ui.min.css",
  
                "src/assets/primeng/file-upload/css/primeng.file-upload.css",
                "src/assets/primeng/autocomplete/css/primeng.autocomplete.css",
                "src/assets/primeng/tree/css/primeng.tree.css",
                "src/assets/primeng/context-menu/css/primeng.context-menu.css",
  
                "src/assets/fonts/fonts-poppins.css",
                "src/assets/fonts/fonts-roboto.css",
  
                "src/assets/ngx-bootstrap/bs-datepicker.css",
  
                "src/assets/metronic/vendors/global/vendors.bundle.css",
  
                "src/app/shared/core.less",
                "src/app/shared/layout/layout.less",
                "src/styles.css"
              ],
              "scripts": [
                "node_modules/@aspnet/signalr/dist/browser/signalr.min.js",
                "node_modules/localforage/dist/localforage.js",
                "node_modules/moment/min/moment-with-locales.js",
                "node_modules/moment-timezone/builds/moment-timezone-with-data.js",
                "node_modules/push.js/bin/push.js",
                "node_modules/quill/dist/quill.js",
                "node_modules/sweetalert2/dist/sweetalert2.js",
                "node_modules/cookieconsent/build/cookieconsent.min.js",
  
                "src/assets/FreezeUI/freeze-ui.js",
  
                "src/assets/abp-web-resources/abp.js",
                "src/assets/abp-web-resources/abp.sweet-alert.js",
                "src/assets/abp-web-resources/abp.notify.js",
                "src/assets/abp-web-resources/abp.freeze-ui.js",
                "node_modules/abp-web-resources/Abp/Framework/scripts/libs/abp.moment.js",
  
                "src/assets/metronic/vendors/global/vendors.bundle.js",
                "src/assets/metronic/common/js/scripts.bundle.js"
              ]
            },
            "configurations": {
              "hmr": {
                "fileReplacements": [
                  {
                    "replace": "src/environments/environment.ts",
                    "with": "src/environments/environment.hmr.ts"
                  }
                ]
              },
              "production": {
                "optimization": true,
                "outputHashing": "all",
                "sourceMap": false,
                "extractCss": true,
                "namedChunks": false,
                "aot": true,
                "extractLicenses": true,
                "vendorChunk": false,
                "buildOptimizer": true,
                "fileReplacements": [
                  {
                    "replace": "src/environments/environment.ts",
                    "with": "src/environments/environment.prod.ts"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          },
          "serve": {
            "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:dev-server",
            "options": {
              "browserTarget": "abp-zero-template:build"
            },
            "configurations": {
              "hmr": {
                "browserTarget": "abp-zero-template:build:hmr"
              },
              "production": {
                "browserTarget": "abp-zero-template:build:production"
              }
            }
          },
          "extract-i18n": {
            "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:extract-i18n",
            "options": {
              "browserTarget": "abp-zero-template:build"
            }
          },
          "test": {
            "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:karma",
            "options": {
              "tsConfig": "src/tsconfig.json",
              "main": "src/test.ts",
              "karmaConfig": "./karma.conf.js",
              "polyfills": "src/polyfills.ts",
              "styles": [
                "node_modules/animate.css/animate.min.css",
                "node_modules/quill/dist/quill.core.css",
                "node_modules/quill/dist/quill.snow.css",
                "node_modules/famfamfam-flags/dist/sprite/famfamfam-flags.css",
                "node_modules/primeng/resources/primeng.min.css",
                "node_modules/primeng/resources/themes/nova-light/theme.css",
                "node_modules/primeicons/primeicons.css",
                "node_modules/sweetalert2/dist/sweetalert2.css",
                "node_modules/cookieconsent/build/cookieconsent.min.css",
                "src/assets/FreezeUI/freeze-ui.min.css",
  
                "src/assets/primeng/file-upload/css/primeng.file-upload.css",
                "src/assets/primeng/autocomplete/css/primeng.autocomplete.css",
                "src/assets/primeng/tree/css/primeng.tree.css",
                "src/assets/primeng/context-menu/css/primeng.context-menu.css",
  
                "src/assets/fonts/fonts-poppins.css",
                "src/assets/fonts/fonts-roboto.css",
  
                "src/assets/ngx-bootstrap/bs-datepicker.css",
  
                "src/assets/metronic/vendors/global/vendors.bundle.css",
  
                "src/app/shared/core.less",
                "src/app/shared/layout/layout.less",
                "src/styles.css"
              ],
              "scripts": [
                "node_modules/@aspnet/signalr/dist/browser/signalr.min.js",
                "node_modules/localforage/dist/localforage.js",
                "node_modules/moment/min/moment-with-locales.js",
                "node_modules/moment-timezone/builds/moment-timezone-with-data.js",
                "node_modules/push.js/bin/push.js",
                "node_modules/quill/dist/quill.js",
                "node_modules/sweetalert2/dist/sweetalert2.js",
                "node_modules/cookieconsent/build/cookieconsent.min.js",
                "src/assets/FreezeUI/freeze-ui.js",
  
                "src/assets/abp-web-resources/abp.js",
                "src/assets/abp-web-resources/abp.sweet-alert.js",
                "src/assets/abp-web-resources/abp.notify.js",
                "src/assets/abp-web-resources/abp.freeze-ui.js",
                "node_modules/abp-web-resources/Abp/Framework/scripts/libs/abp.moment.js",
  
                "src/assets/metronic/vendors/global/vendors.bundle.js",
                "src/assets/metronic/common/js/scripts.bundle.js"
              ],
              "assets": [
                "src/assets",
                "src/favicon.ico",
                {
                  "glob": "abp.signalr-client.js",
                  "input": "node_modules/abp-web-resources/Abp/Framework/scripts/libs",
                  "output": "/assets/abp"
                }
              ]
            }
          },
          "lint": {
            "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint",
            "options": {
              "tsConfig": [
                "src/tsconfig.json"
              ],
              "exclude": []
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "abp-zero-template-e2e": {
        "root": "",
        "sourceRoot": "",
        "projectType": "application",
        "architect": {
          "e2e": {
            "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:protractor",
            "options": {
              "protractorConfig": "./protractor.conf.js",
              "devServerTarget": "abp-zero-template:serve",
              "port": 4200
            }
          },
          "lint": {
            "builder": "@angular-devkit/build-angular:tslint",
            "options": {
              "tsConfig": [
                "e2e/tsconfig.json"
              ],
              "exclude": []
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "defaultProject": "abp-zero-template",
    "schematics": {
      "@schematics/angular:component": {
        "prefix": "app",
        "styleext": "css"
      },
      "@schematics/angular:directive": {
        "prefix": "app"
      }
    }
  }
  </code></pre>