Access Folders in shell mod ?

dandydebonair · 10-12-2003, 02:01 PM

hi there i am new to linux havnt wrked much but installed much on mine system through an bootable cd,actually what i just wanna ask is that if i create folder as [ New Folder ] i am not able to access it in shell mode 'cas of the space in between
[ New *and* Folder ] is there any way so that i can work on the folders and file which has space in between them and access them and plz let me know whether can i use disk druid in rhl after the linux has been completely installed from the graphical mode plz reply soon,

david_ross · 10-12-2003, 02:04 PM

You can escape the spaces or use quotes:
cd New\ Folder
cd "New Folder"

Using tab completion should automatically escape space - eg typing:
cd Ne<TAB>
Should fill out to:
cd New\ Folder

Nechos · 10-12-2003, 02:07 PM

anyway, you should try NOT to name files/directories with spaces...use '.' , '-' or some other sign...