spaces in filename in console...?

AlThor880 · 01-08-2003, 04:27 PM

yeah, I'm a newbie... how do I open... say... a movie file that has spaces in the file name? I'm using mplayer and running it from my console so I try typing mplayer ./my movie.avi but it doesnt' work... triekd: mplayer ./my_movie.avi on the off chance that was how... how do I input the space? bargle...
-AlThor880

trickykid · 01-08-2003, 04:30 PM

Try opening with quotes around it. mplayer "my movie"

ubien · 01-08-2003, 06:46 PM

you could also go "my(hit tab for autocompletion)" Spaces can be done either like tricky said or by typing a "\ ", so it would be
"mplayer my\ movie.avi"

macewan · 01-08-2003, 06:50 PM

my movie.avi

mplayer my*ie.avi

insta pr0n!

AlThor880 · 01-09-2003, 02:36 PM

thanks alot for the replys, worked for me =)
-AlThor880