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Xauthority

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From: ../

Registered: 2008-11-03

Posts: 61

[Solved] Problem with BaSH

Hi fellows,
I am trying to make a script that helps me running complex WINE programs.
As a part of it there was this

PROGDIR="/store/wine/Prog\ Name/"
cd $PROGDIR

but here is the problem that cd returns
cd $PROGDIR
bash: cd: /store/wine/Prog\: No such file or directory

If I write it manually cd /store/wine/Prog\ Name/ it works.
Also it would work like this

PARENTPROGDIR="/store/wine/"
cd $PARENTPROGDIR/Prog\ Name/

It seems that when a dir Path with a space in the name comes from a variable breaks the whole thing.

Thanks for any help.

Last edited by Xauthority (2008-12-21 11:45:48)

Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

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Re: [Solved] Problem with BaSH

cd "$PROGDIR"

or

PROGDIR="\"/store/wine/Prog\ Name/\""

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Xauthority

Member

From: ../

Registered: 2008-11-03

Posts: 61

Re: [Solved] Problem with BaSH

Thanks for your quick responce Allan !
That worked for me

PS: How can I add solved to the topic

Allan

Pacman

From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

Posts: 11,485

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Re: [Solved] Problem with BaSH

use the edit link in the bottom right of your first post

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