At 06:37 PM 12/11/2001, Lamar Seifuddin wrote: >I had already tried (removing backslashes) that! it didn't work
Yes, but did you try what I suggested (remove the backslashes and quote the use of MUSIC_DIR in the cd command)? That worked fine for me. >I worked around this.... Good. >thanks anyway. > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 12:24 PM >To: Lamar Seifuddin; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com >838 Washington Street (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office >Holliston, MA 01746 (508) 893-9889 - FAX -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
