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Old 06-23-2017, 09:37 AM   #1
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CD to USB Stick Solved


How do I cd to usb stick? It is /dev/sdb1. It is mounted at /media/tom/USB Stick

Notice there is no _ between USB and Stick

$ cd /media/tom
tom@tom-Inspiron-1520120 /media/tom $ ls
USB Stick
tom@tom-Inspiron-1520120 /media/tom $ cd USB Stick
bash: cd: USB: No such file or directory

I also tried:
$ cd /dev/sdb1
bash: cd: /dev/sdb1: Not a directory

Thats funny as sdb1 shows up in /dev:

$ cd /dev
tom@tom-Inspiron-1520120 /dev $ ls
agpgart disk ... sdb1 ...

Last edited by borgward; 06-23-2017 at 01:28 PM. Reason: Solved
 
Old 06-23-2017, 10:43 AM   #2
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I think maybe putting quotes around it might work.

cd /media/tom/"USB Stick"

If it was me I'd rename it and take the space out.
 
Old 06-23-2017, 11:28 AM   #3
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yes just quote it, but the entire path.
Code:
cd "/media/tom/USB stick"
 
Old 06-23-2017, 11:30 AM   #4
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You can either put quotes around it or use the backslash delimiter:
Code:
$ cd /media/tom/USB\ Stick
This is likely the name of the file system which was created on that stick or a default chosen.

Another thing to examine is the TAB completion:
Code:
$ cd /media/tom/USB[TAB]
# should complete it if it is unique, to show
$ cd /media/tom/USB\ Stick
While you can change the name, Linux in general allows file and directory names with SPACES and other special characters, plus I've encountered a few symbolic language names or characters within file or directory names containing symbolic characters which I cannot type. Using the TAB completion, wildcards, double quotes, and backslash delimiters are very much part of the command line and my point here is that you seem to be using the command line, so I recommend that you consider becoming comfortable with that.

If it were that you tend to use a UI based file manager, then that would not cause you problems similar to these and any need to consider renaming would not be
 
Old 06-23-2017, 01:27 PM   #5
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All of you peoples suggestion worked!

Thanks

Proceeding to edit the OP as solved.
 
Old 06-23-2017, 01:38 PM   #6
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Proceeding to edit the OP as solved.
Hi...

Glad the issue was resolved. Another way to mark this thread as "SOLVED" is to click on "Thread Tools" directly above your initial post.

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