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Re: Directory names with spaces - No such - in script
- From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall at rfk dot com>
- To: "Lamar Seifuddin" <lamarts at flash dot net>, <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 15:23:56 -0500
- Subject: Re: Directory names with spaces - No such - in script
At 05:14 PM 12/11/2001, Lamar Seifuddin wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I am creating some scripts, setting up the environment
> within the script.
>
>e.g.
>
>$ MUSIC_DIR="/cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/Audiogalaxy\ Satellite/Music/";
> export MUSIC_DIR
>
>cd $MUSIC_DIR
>=======================================================================
>
>I get an error:
>
>bash: cd: /cygdrive/c/Program: No such file or directory
>
>I'm sure there is an easy solution, I just can't see it.
>
>now if I created this without a directory (name) with spaces, it works.
That's one easy way. You can also remove the backslashes and simply
quote $MUSIC_DIR in your "cd" command.
This is really a bash/bourne shell question. You should consult the
documentation for these shells to get a better understanding of what's
going on here and how to deal with it. Unless there is a problem
specific to Cygwin in this area, it's rather off-topic here. Just FYI.
Larry Hall lhall@rfk.com
RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com
838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office
Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX
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