RE: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[Carter, Shaun G]

cd Start\ Menu 

will also work

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Or: cd Start* should work as well.


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> 
> Form the command line type the first word and press tab will 
> add the second word also just cd "Start Menu" they should both work.
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> On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 09:18, Jianping Zhu wrote:
> > for example: A directory name Start Menu
> > I can not use cd Start Menu
> > how can I access files in this Directoy?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > 
> > Jianping Zhu
> > Department of Computer Science
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RE: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[Brenden Walker]

Or: cd Start* should work as well.


> -Original Message-
> From: Gary A. Garibaldi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 8:11 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: how to access a directory whose name have space?
> 
> 
> Form the command line type the first word and press tab will 
> add the second word also just cd "Start Menu" they should both work.
> -- 
> 
> Thank you.
> -
> Gary A. Garibaldi
> RedHat 7.3
> Registered Linux User: 188550; Machine 111760
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 09:18, Jianping Zhu wrote:
> > for example: A directory name Start Menu
> > I can not use cd Start Menu
> > how can I access files in this Directoy?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > 
> > 
> > Jianping Zhu
> > Department of Computer Science
> > Univerity of Georgia
> > Athens, GA 30602
> > Tel 706 5423900
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Re: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[Gary A. Garibaldi]

Form the command line type the first word and press tab will add the
second word also just cd "Start Menu" they should both work.
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Thank you.
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On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 09:18, Jianping Zhu wrote:
> for example: A directory name Start Menu
> I can not use cd Start Menu
> how can I access files in this Directoy?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> Jianping Zhu
> Department of Computer Science
> Univerity of Georgia 
> Athens, GA 30602
> Tel 706 5423900
> 
> 
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Re: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[Todd A. Jacobs]

Enclose the full path in quotes, or escape the spaces with backslashes.


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Re: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[Anthony E. Greene]

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On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, smoke wrote:
> how about
> a file named
> 
> "-zf"

  rm -- -zf

The double dash "--" tells rm that there are no more options. Everything
that follows is an argument (a file name). This method works for many other
commands.

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Re: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[jkk]

Or use escape sequence. For bash:

$ cd Start\ Menu

jkk
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At 2002-09-04 05:27 -0400, you wrote:
>Put the directory in quotes:
>$cd "Start Menu"
>works
>
>Mark
>
>On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Jianping Zhu wrote:
>
> > for example: A directory name Start Menu
> > I can not use cd Start Menu
> > how can I access files in this Directoy?
>
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Re: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[Mike Burger]

Nertz...I knew that...just couldn't remember it to tell smoke.

On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Michael Fratoni wrote:

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> On Wednesday 04 September 2002 12:00 am, smoke wrote:
> > how about
> > a file named
> >
> > "-zf"
> >
> > i cant delete it, it was created from a wrong tar
> > command.
> 
> If the name is really "-zf" (with qoutes) use:
> rm \"-zf\"
> 
> If it has no quotes:
> rm ./-zf



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Re: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[Mike Burger]

Ack...that one I'm having a little moretrouble with. 

On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, smoke wrote:

> how about
> a file named
> 
> "-zf"
> 
> i cant delete it, it was created from a wrong tar
> command.
> 
> thanks!
> 
> 
> --- Mike Burger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Another way is to put the directory/file name in
> > quotes.
> > 
> > less "file name"
> > 
> > ls "directory name"
> > 
> > cd "/path/to/directory name"
> > 
> > etc.
> > 
> > On 3 Sep 2002, Samuel Flory wrote:
> > 
> > > On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 09:18, Jianping Zhu wrote:
> > > > for example: A directory name Start Menu
> > > > I can not use cd Start Menu
> > > > how can I access files in this Directoy?
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > For file with hard to type names you can always
> > try tab completion.  On
> > > the plus side you can see what you would have
> > needed to type.
> > > 
> > > example:
> > > cd Start
> > > 
> > > Also midnight commander can generally handle it. 
> > Try typing "mc" at the
> > > command line.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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Re: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[Mark Neidorff]

Put the directory in quotes:
$cd "Start Menu"
works

Mark

On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Jianping Zhu wrote:

> for example: A directory name Start Menu
> I can not use cd Start Menu
> how can I access files in this Directoy?



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Re: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[Michael Fratoni]

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On Wednesday 04 September 2002 12:00 am, smoke wrote:
> how about
> a file named
>
> "-zf"
>
> i cant delete it, it was created from a wrong tar
> command.

If the name is really "-zf" (with qoutes) use:
rm \"-zf\"

If it has no quotes:
rm ./-zf

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Re: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[smoke]

how about
a file named

"-zf"

i cant delete it, it was created from a wrong tar
command.

thanks!


--- Mike Burger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Another way is to put the directory/file name in
> quotes.
> 
> less "file name"
> 
> ls "directory name"
> 
> cd "/path/to/directory name"
> 
> etc.
> 
> On 3 Sep 2002, Samuel Flory wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 09:18, Jianping Zhu wrote:
> > > for example: A directory name Start Menu
> > > I can not use cd Start Menu
> > > how can I access files in this Directoy?
> > > 
> > 
> > For file with hard to type names you can always
> try tab completion.  On
> > the plus side you can see what you would have
> needed to type.
> > 
> > example:
> > cd Start
> > 
> > Also midnight commander can generally handle it. 
> Try typing "mc" at the
> > command line.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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Re: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[Mike Burger]

Another way is to put the directory/file name in quotes.

less "file name"

ls "directory name"

cd "/path/to/directory name"

etc.

On 3 Sep 2002, Samuel Flory wrote:

> On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 09:18, Jianping Zhu wrote:
> > for example: A directory name Start Menu
> > I can not use cd Start Menu
> > how can I access files in this Directoy?
> > 
> 
> For file with hard to type names you can always try tab completion.  On
> the plus side you can see what you would have needed to type.
> 
> example:
> cd Start
> 
> Also midnight commander can generally handle it.  Try typing "mc" at the
> command line.
> 
> 
> 
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Re: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[Samuel Flory]

On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 09:18, Jianping Zhu wrote:
> for example: A directory name Start Menu
> I can not use cd Start Menu
> how can I access files in this Directoy?
> 

For file with hard to type names you can always try tab completion.  On
the plus side you can see what you would have needed to type.

example:
cd Start

Also midnight commander can generally handle it.  Try typing "mc" at the
command line.



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RE: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[Bob Buckley]

enclose the name in quotes cd "Start Menu"
BobB

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Subject: how to access a directory whose name have space?


for example: A directory name Start Menu
I can not use cd Start Menu
how can I access files in this Directoy?

Thanks


Jianping Zhu
Department of Computer Science
Univerity of Georgia 
Athens, GA 30602
Tel 706 5423900




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Re: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[Dave Ihnat]

On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 12:18:53PM -0400, Jianping Zhu wrote:
> for example: A directory name Start Menu
> I can not use cd Start Menu
> how can I access files in this Directoy?

Enclose in quotes, e.g.,

cd "Start Menu"

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Re: how to access a directory whose name have space?

[Anthony Abby]

On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 12:18, Jianping Zhu wrote:
> for example: A directory name Start Menu
> I can not use cd Start Menu
> how can I access files in this Directoy?
> 
> Thanks


cd "start menu"

Anthony



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