UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Hi there,
our unix and windows are related. i.e. if i save a file while being on windows my unix profile would contain the same file, at the same location. so i can access all my files through unix prompt. but if i save a file/folder being on windows account and put spaces between the name of the folder or file then i am unable to access it through unix. i use SSH. for example under my home directory i have a folder My Name. when i do cd My Name, i get an error sayin no such file or directory! this is not a problem though since SSH allows me to upload this folder from my school directory to my desktop(like we do in kazaa). my question is, can we access such directories or files which contain spaces in their names?
Thanks

By quoting the directory, you could change directory into it.

$ cd "My Name"

If it's the only directory/file that starts with My

$ cd My*

Or by using the following on each space in the name

$ cd My\ Name

Hi there,
actually i jus figured it out myself! when i was using the tab command to list all the prompt commands, i found the dir command. when i pressed dir it showed me the directory path in a different manner for files/folders. they files that contained spaces had a "\" behind the space! so then i realised that what if i do cd My\ Name????? i tried this n guess what it worked
seeems like i am gettin sumwhere!
Cheers

RTM,
yeah i jus figured it out! thanks for your answer as well
Cheers!