On Sun, Nov 18, 2001 at 05:10:29PM -0500, Ian Patrick Thomas wrote:
> I have tried unsuccessfully to change index_format in Mutt. The
> problem is that I am
> unable to put spaces between the different options. For example
>
> folder-hook in-l-debian-user set index_format="%4C %Z %{%b%d} %-15.15n
> %(41)%s"
>
> I get an error when I try and use this as a string. If I remove the
> spaces, the error
> goes away but at the cost of the index being much harder to read. I've even
> tried using the
> default setting, but the same errors appear unless I remove the spaces.
Welcome in shell quoting hell.
You need extra single quotes around the full command like:
folder-hook in-l-debian-user 'set index_format="format of your liking"'
^ ^
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groetjes, carel
