thanks Zeke, I have created the symbolic link.
ln -s /Users/wieser/Dropbox\ \(UWM\ BraIN\ Lab\)/ImagingSuite/Blackbird/MJMRI DROPBOX_MJMRI I question is , when I cd into the symbolic link directory "DROPBOX_MJMRI" (which contains all to my subjects), and use qdec and recon-all to create new files and subdirectories in the linked directory, will those new files and directories be present in the original directory "/Users/wieser/Dropbox\ \(UWM\ BraIN\ Lab\)/ImagingSuite/Blackbird/MJMRI". the actual file, not just symbloic links. because dropbox is backing up the directory and dropbox does not like symbolic links thanks! ________________________________________ From: freesurfer-boun...@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu <freesurfer-boun...@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> on behalf of Z K <zkauf...@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2014 2:13 PM To: Freesurfer support list Subject: Re: [Freesurfer] qdec and recon-all crashes The trick in the situation is to create a symbolic link. For example: $> cd /Users/wieser/ $> ln -s /Users/wieser/Dropbox\ (UWM\ BraIN\ Lab)/ImagingSuite/Blackbird/MJMRI/MJ0001 MJ0001 $> recon-all -s MJ0001 -qcache -Zeke On 11/14/2014 02:53 PM, Jon Alan Wieser wrote: > hi freesurfer folks, > > > when I try to run qdec or recon-all, they crash > > > > recon-all -s MJ0001 -qcache > > if: Expression Syntax. > > > > > qdec > cd: Too many arguments. > > > > we have determined that because the subjects_directory name has spaces > and ()'s in it, it is causing the two programs to crash > > echo $SUBJECTS_DIR > /Users/wieser/Dropbox (UWM BraIN Lab)/ImagingSuite/Blackbird/MJMRI/MJ0001 > > > I know that linux doesn't like spaces and ()'s in the directory name, > and I usually avoid them, but we have recently started using dropbox to > backup our data, in Dropbox is causing the spaces and ()'s to be in the > directory name. Is there any way to make recon-all and qdec run in > directories that have these characters in the directory name > > thanks > > Jon > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freesurfer mailing list > Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu > https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer > _______________________________________________ Freesurfer mailing list Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail. _______________________________________________ Freesurfer mailing list Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer