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Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 15:23:56 -0500
To: "Lamar Seifuddin" <lamarts AT flash DOT net>, <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: Directory names with spaces - No such -  in script
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At 05:14 PM 12/11/2001, Lamar Seifuddin wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I am creating some scripts, setting up the environment
>  within the script.
>
>e.g.
>
>$ MUSIC_DIR="/cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/Audiogalaxy\ Satellite/Music/";
>   export MUSIC_DIR
>
>cd $MUSIC_DIR
>=======================================================================
>
>I get an error:
>
>bash: cd: /cygdrive/c/Program: No such file or directory
>
>I'm sure there is an easy solution, I just can't see it.
>
>now if I created this without a directory (name) with spaces, it works.



That's one easy way.  You can also remove the backslashes and simply 
quote $MUSIC_DIR in your "cd" command.

This is really a bash/bourne shell question.  You should consult the 
documentation for these shells to get a better understanding of what's
going on here and how to deal with it.  Unless there is a problem 
specific to Cygwin in this area, it's rather off-topic here.  Just FYI.



Larry Hall                              lhall AT rfk DOT com
RFK Partners, Inc.                      http://www.rfk.com
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