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Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 21:06:34 +0200
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From: "Ehud Karni" <ehud AT unix DOT simonwiesel DOT co DOT il>
To: j DOT gift AT wanadoo DOT fr
Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Help changing dir with spaces...
In-reply-to: <01de01c1bfb8$16601d90$c31a80d9@palatine> (message from Jonathan
	Gift on Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:56:28 +0100)
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:56:28 +0100, Jonathan Gift <j DOT gift AT wanadoo DOT fr> wrote:
> 
> I'm very familiar with Linux and new to Cywin, but one of my first
> priorities is to mobe around the Bash shell. The only really pressing matter
> is how to move to the folders under WXP: C:\Documents and settings
> 
> I can move to C:\Work or C:\tmp but anything with spaces it balks at. Since
> I can't change XP's default, is there a way to get Bash to accept the space?

Bash on Cygwin works exactly as Bash on GNU/Linux. If you are "very
familiar with Linux", you should know that you have several options.
1. You can escape the space by using backslash, i.e. do
       cd /cygdrive/c/Documents\ and\ settings 
2. You can use wildcard - cd /cygdrive/c/Documents*settings        
       or  cd /cygdrive/c/Documents?and?settings 
3. You can quote the full directory name, i.e. do
       cd "/cygdrive/c/Documents and settings"
4. You can use the Bash name completion mechanism -
       type:  cd /cygdrive/c/Documen  and TAB
  play with it and learn how it work.

Ehud.
P.S. I saw Larry's email, but I couldn't resist myself.

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