How to write a the baseurl of a path that has spaces
 

Hi,
I would like to use a Fedora DVD as a repository.
The problem is the Fedora DVD has spaces thus yum is not able to find repomd.xml
the baseurl= file:///media/Fedora 8 i386 DVD/Packages
How can I write the space parameter in the repo file?

You may be able to enclose the whole thing it quotes, but try subsituting "%20" for " ", so

baseurl= file:///media/Fedora%208%20i386%20DVD/Packages

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Thanks,
I tried that but it still shows not repomd.xml is not found.
how can I enclose the whole thing in quotes?

You can use "\" to escape the spaces, like this:

Use double quotes in variable strings if you wish to use spaces.

baseurl="file:///media/Fedora 8 i386 DVD/Packages"

I think your problem is the path, not the representation. What is the full path to repomd.xml?

See post 5 http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ro-dvd-652904/

I just mounted an F* iso, and I think you need t delete the Packages bit from the end, so

baseurl= file:///media/Fedora%208%20i386%20DVD

Thanks.
The "\" does not work.
The "%20" does not also work
The full quoting (baseurl = "file:///media/Fedora 8 i386 DVD/") does not also work
They all show error <Must be file, URL, http or ftp>
I finally decided to copy the whole dvd to a folder, createrepo.

Is it possible to use a Windows Shared folder on a netork as a repository?
How would I write the entry in the repo file?
Suppose the path is:
\\192.168.0.100\MyStuff\ how would I write this path in the baseurl?