Basename and spaces: Directory has a space in its name

Directory:

/home/foo/bar bar/something

#!/bin/sh
UDIRX=`pwd`
BASENAME=$(basename $UDIRX)
echo
echo Object being worked on is $BASENAME.example

output: Object being worked on is bar.example

person@linux:~/bar bar/something$ basename `pwd`

bar

I don't want the output to be "bar."
How do I change the first script so that the output is something.example?
Is there a way I could have a script that works with directories that do and do not have a space?

Originally Posted by Cyberman Directory: /home/foo/bar bar/something #!/bin/sh UDIRX=`pwd` BASENAME=$(basename $UDIRX) echo echo Object being worked on is $BASENAME.example output: Object being worked on is bar.example person@linux:~/bar bar/something$ basename `pwd` bar I don't want the output to be "bar." How do I change the first script so that the output is something.example? Is there a way I could have a script that works with directories that do and do not have a space?

Look at this:

basename "/home/foo/bar bar"
bar bar

and try to replace your

basename `pwd`

with

basename "`pwd`"