On Sun, Sep 22, 2002 at 06:23:37PM +0200, Mattias Eriksson wrote: > Hi, > > I upgraded my computer from stable to testing, and I noticed one strange > thing: I cant cd into directories that have spaces in their names any > more. I may use them with some programs but they will not work with > others. As an examle I did a simple test: > > [snaggen] ask:~$mkdir dir\ with\ spaces > [snaggen] ask:~$cd dir\ with\ spaces/ > bash: cd: dir: No such file or directory > [snaggen] ask:~$rmdir dir\ with\ spaces/ > > As seen I can create and remove the directoy but not cd into it. It may > be a problem with bash since cd is a built in command, but I'm not realy > sure about that.Gstreamer from experimental seems to have problem with > this too.. Ok, It is experimental software so the crashes might be > totaly unrelated, and I never tested it on my woody installation. > previous mail in this mailing list about this....
As a rule of thumb, I would try not to use dirs with spaces. But we all know that rules of thumbs don't always apply :) Try using quotes and skip the \'s $mkdir "dir with spaces" $cd "dir with spaces" Works like a charm :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
