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On 12/21/2012 6:11 PM, bartels wrote:
>
> Just did that. Same difference:
>
> $ ls "//macau/X32 Backup-4(WD)/"
> ls: cannot access //macau/X32 Backup-4(WD)/: Input/output error
>
>
> Is there a set of escape characters for spaces, parens and whatnot?
>
> - bartels
>

it should be the usual "\"

ls "//macau/X32\ Backup-4\(WD\)/"


Marco


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