[newbie] DOS naming vs Linux recognition

2000-04-21 Thread Don W. Jenkins

I have a question regarding the  DOS convention of naming files with
spaces, such as C:\Program Files.  When I use a program like Wine, Linux
can't follow a path that includes spaces, so I'm wondering if there is a
way to write the file names so Linux can recognize them, or do I have to
copy the programs to folders and give them names that don't include
spaces?

Thanks!  Don J.

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Re: [newbie] DOS naming vs Linux recognition

2000-04-21 Thread Necrotica

Surround the path name with quotation marks and use two backslashes. Like
this: wine "c:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe". Remember,
its case sensitive too...

-Necro


On Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Don W. Jenkins wrote:
 I have a question regarding the  DOS convention of naming files with
 spaces, such as C:\Program Files.  When I use a program like Wine, Linux
 can't follow a path that includes spaces, so I'm wondering if there is a
 way to write the file names so Linux can recognize them, or do I have to
 copy the programs to folders and give them names that don't include
 spaces?
 
 Thanks!  Don J.
 
 --
 My dual-boot system
 Works better than
 my Z, and isn't as greasey.
 Do good stuff!