[SOLVED] accessing files with spaces

j360 · 03-17-2011, 10:59 PM

How do I access files with spaces from the command line?
for example I want to go to a file called "New File" and let's say is in Downloads/Books/(and here is the file)
how do I input the space since the command line doesn't recognize it? Thanks

kforbus · 03-17-2011, 11:33 PM

You could try escaping with the "\" character. Ex.: Downloads/Books/Your\ file\ with\ spaces
Or you could simply try putting quotes around the path.

Telengard · 03-18-2011, 12:26 AM

Code:

foo$ touch backslash\ escaped
foo$ touch 'single quoted'
foo$ touch also' 'single' 'quoted
foo$ touch "double quoted"
foo$ touch also" "double" "quoted
foo$ touch a\ "combination of"the' 'three
foo$ ls -1
a combination ofthe three
also double quoted
also single quoted
backslash escaped
double quoted
single quoted
foo$

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