On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 21:22:06 -0500 Neal Lippman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[snip] > I have tried all sorts of variants: > sourcedir="/mount/windows/spaced\ name" > sourcedir="/mount/windows/spaced\\ name" > sourcedir=/mount/windows/spaced\\ name" [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat tst.sh #!/bin/sh d="foo bar" cd "$d" # <---- note the quotes pwd [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ./tst.sh /home/me/foo bar The issue is that without the quotes around $d, bash thinks that d contains a list of words. This is a very handy programming feature in many cases, but one where you have to work around here. -- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://ronandheather.dhs.org:81 | | | | 484,246 sq mi are needed for 6 billion people to live, 4 ! ! persons per lot, in lots that are 60'x150'. | ! That is ~ California, Texas and Missouri. ! ! Alternatively, France, Spain and The United Kingdom. | +------------------------------------------------------------+
