This is fixed in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, at least for me, probably because a newer latexmk version is included. :-)
"Latexmk: This is Latexmk, John Collins, 1 January 2015, version: 4.41." $ cat /etc/os-release NAME="Ubuntu" VERSION="18.04.2 LTS (Bionic Beaver)" ID=ubuntu ID_LIKE=debian PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS" VERSION_ID="18.04" HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/" SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/" PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy" VERSION_CODENAME=bionic UBUNTU_CODENAME=bionic $ latexmk --version Latexmk, John Collins, 1 January 2015. Version 4.41 $ apt-cache policy latexmk latexmk: Installed: 1:4.41-1 Candidate: 1:4.41-1 Version table: *** 1:4.41-1 500 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Thanks, Erik -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/139776 Title: Does not support filenames with whitespace To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/latexmk/+bug/139776/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs