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On Mar  1 17:50, Paul Allen Newell wrote:
> Given that the problem is identified (basename doesn't like spaces),

This is not correct.  It's not that basename doesn't like spaces, the
problem is incorrect quoting.  Example:

  $ basename /a/b/c.d .d
  c
  $ basename "/a/b/c.d .d"
  c.d .d

And since the result still contains a space, you still have to quote
it when using it in subsequent calls:

  $ cat "c.d .d"
  Hello
  $ cat c.d .d
  cat: c.d: No such file or directory
  cat: .d: No such file or directory


Corinna

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