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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Directory names that contain spaces and other suggestions? Post 12835 by jyotipg on Tuesday 8th of January 2002 03:24:27 AM
Old 01-08-2002
hi!!,
i am not clear whether the filename has spaces or the directory name has spaces.... U have written diferent things in the main body of post and the Title..

anyway.. i assume that the directory name has space..

try replacing the line..

if [ -w $directory ] ; then

with

if [ -w "$directory" ] ; then

it may help you..
Smilie
 

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TIFFWriteDirectory - write the current directory in an open TIFF file SYNOPSIS
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