* Programmingkid (programmingk...@gmail.com) wrote: > > > On Oct 29, 2017, at 6:21 AM, Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dgilb...@redhat.com> > > wrote: > > > > * Eric Blake (ebl...@redhat.com) wrote: > >> On 10/28/2017 06:44 AM, Programmingkid wrote: > >>> I'm trying to use an image file that has spaces in its file name (and > >>> sometimes in the path) to be used as a USB flash drive. When I try adding > >>> the image file using the drive_add command I see this error: drive_add: > >>> extraneous characters at the end of the line > >>> > >>> I have tried using single and double quotes around the file name but this > >>> does not help. Is there a way to use files that have spaces in it's name > >>> with drive_add? > >> > >> Not in HMP, which lacks quoting. (Unless you want to patch HMP to learn > >> quoting) > > > > I think it's already got that code at least in some places. > > monitor_parse_arguments calls get_str, and get_str understands " wrapped > > arguments. > > > > drive_add 1 "file=foo bar" > > > > gives me: > > Could not open 'foo bar': No such file or directory > > > > so I think that's doing the right thing. > > > > Dave > > > >> But using spaces in filenames works fine in QMP. > >> > >> -- > >> Eric Blake, Principal Software Engineer > >> Red Hat, Inc. +1-919-301-3266 > >> Virtualization: qemu.org | libvirt.org > >> > > > > > > -- > > Dr. David Alan Gilbert / dgilb...@redhat.com / Manchester, UK > > Thank you so much for this info. It solved my problem :)
Now, the real challenge is how to deal with a filename with a comma in; drive_add 1 "file=foo,bar" Could not open 'foo': No such file or directory Dave > -- Dr. David Alan Gilbert / dgilb...@redhat.com / Manchester, UK
