[ale] spaces in paths/directory names

James Kinney jkinney at localnetsolutions.com
Thu Dec 7 21:56:08 EST 2000


If you enclose strings with spaces in 'quotes like this' shell scripts
will quite barfing on them.

JimK
Local Net Solutions

On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, Phrostie wrote:

> I've been running some windows cad packages on wine with more than reasonable
> success lately.  i'm trying to figure out how to write a script for some of the
> tweaking.  
> the newer directory names in windows have spaces like "Program Files".
> so far i've been using mc to create symbolic links past/around these.
> is there a way of doing it at the command prompt or in a bash script?
> 
> Thanks
> 
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