[SOLVED] Can't cd into directory with a space

SnowArch · 02-23-2020, 01:03 AM

Tried ~/VirtualBox\ VMs

Says no directoey found. How do i cd into it?

cordx · 02-23-2020, 01:13 AM

you can try with "VirtualBox VMs" in quotes.

SnowArch · 02-23-2020, 01:20 AM

worked like a charm. i had the "~/" included in the quotes by mistake

syg00 · 02-23-2020, 01:35 AM

Don't (ever) use the space char in file and dir names - try something like "_" instead. Will save a heap of grief.

chrism01 · 02-23-2020, 10:42 PM

What syg00 said X 1000 !

Although spaces are legal in filenames (inc dirs), the default assumption in *nix is that args/params to a cmd are whitespace separated, so don't do that...
Your future self will thank you later, I promise.

mrmazda · 02-24-2020, 05:53 AM

I'm with syg00. I skip them both, and don't capitalize first letters unless I want them sorted first in directory listings, e.g.: virtualBoxVMs. I find whitespace in filenames totally unnecessary, besides highly annoying at a shell prompt, as with Foo listed before bar, and "_" a PITA to type.