On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Mike Wright <mike.wright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Alan Evans wrote: >> This is an on-again-off-again kind of problem. It usually hits me when >> it is least convenient, like when I only have shell access to the >> machine. Example: >> >> [alan@agena ~]$ cd /media/My\ Book/ >> bash: cd: /media/My: No such file or directory >> [alan@agena ~]$ cd "/media/My Book/" >> bash: cd: /media/My: No such file or directory >> [alan@agena ~]$ Gaaah! >> bash: Gaaah!: command not found >> >> What's up with that? Usually it is no trouble, but occasionally, bash >> refuses to deal with spaces. I don't even know what to do in this >> case. > > You could use a "?" where the " " is. Clever, but no: [alan@agena ~]$ cd /media/My?Book/ bash: cd: /media/My: No such file or directory -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
