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Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:34:12 -0500
From: Jonathan Arnold <jdarnold AT buddydog DOT org>
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Subject: Re: Spaces in Paths
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zzapper wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Mysql has now moved under c:/program files/
> 
> My backup bash script will run correctly if I use the follwing syntax 
> 
> /cygdrive/c/program\ files/mysql/MySQL\ Server\ 4.1/bin/mysqldump.exe $params
> 
> However it doesn't work if I try to load the above into a variable
> 
> eg
> 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.

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