Re: how to type a space in a file path

On Tuesday 19 September 2006 21:38, Blake Eggemeyer wrote:
> im trying to run a windows exe from command line(i have wune, and the
> program works when i click on it)
> the path is "/home/blake/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/iTunes/iTunes.exe"
> there is a space in "program files", what symbol do i use instead of
> the space?
> i had to do this before on a mac so i know what kind of solution it is.
> like the "20%" thing in web addresses that have spaces

It may not be appropriate for the 'Program Files' dir since most windows
apps install to that path. I always forget about the escape charactor,
and I use an underscore in the file/dir name. i.e. 'my ogg files' would
be my_ogg_files, that way command line completion works.

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Greg Madden
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