> >> mysqldump='/cygdrive/c/program\ files/mysql/MySQL\ Server\ > >> 4.1/bin/mysqldump.exe' > >> > >> I get "/cygdrive/c/program\: No such file or directory..." > >> > >> Is this just hard luck? > > > >Nope, just the way the quoting rules work. You've already quoted the spaces > >by > >using the ' character around it. Either remove the \s or remove the 's. > Jonathon, > I believe I've tried all combinations! with single, double quotes, with and > w/o backslashes
You should find and study a good reference on shell quoting. I first learned about it from chapter 9 of Unix Power Tools, but I'm sure the bash manual also describes it well. Unfortunately, in general it can be quite a PITA to keep track of file names with spaces in them, especially when you start working with lists of file names. But with practice it gets easier. Good luck, Andrew. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
