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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Problem with spaces in the path Post 302551756 by firestar on Wednesday 31st of August 2011 01:36:03 PM
Old 08-31-2011
@shamrock

I tried and got the following error

$ls "$test"
/bdm/sdd/compounds/AD4833XT/requests/clin/Watson_20090420/docs/MHRA\ Comments\ \&\ Responses not found

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Those were the file created by a users, not me. I am writing a script in which i need to take the permissions on each directory... so i am working on this ans got this issue with file names with spaces and special characters..
 

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