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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Problem with spaces in the path Post 302551745 by firestar on Wednesday 31st of August 2011 12:47:08 PM
Old 08-31-2011
Problem with spaces in the path

Hi all,

I have a variable test has the following value assigned.. could you please help on doing cd or ls to the value in the varible ...


$echo $test
/bdm/sdd/compounds/AD4833XT/requests/clin/Watson_20090420/docs/MHRA\ Comments\ \&\ Responses
$cd $test
ksh: cd: bad argument count
$cd /bdm/sdd/compounds/AD4833XT/requests/clin/Watson_20090420/docs/MHRA\ Comments\ \&\ Responses
$pwd
/bdm/sdd/compounds/AD4833XT/requests/clin/Watson_20090420/docs/MHRA Comments & Responses
$ls $test
/bdm/sdd/compounds/AD4833XT/requests/clin/Watson_20090420/docs/MHRA\ not found
Comments\ not found
\&\ not found
Responses not found
$ls /bdm/sdd/compounds/AD4833XT/requests/clin/Watson_20090420/docs/MHRA\ Comments\ \&\ Responses
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