12-03-2012
File paths with spaces in a variable
Hi all my very first post so go easy on me!!
I am trying to build a very simple script to list a file path with spaces in. But I can't get around this problem. My script is as follows:
#!/bin/bash
X="/Library/Users/Application\ Support/"
LS="ls"
AL="-al"
$LS $AL $X
The response I get is this
ls: /Library/Application\: No such file or directory
ls: Support/: No such file or directory
I know this is a problem with the space in the file path but I thought the "" would pass to the commandline with no issues but I am wrong.
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
nautilus-scripts-manager
NAUTILUS-SCRIPTS-MANAGER(1) General Commands Manual NAUTILUS-SCRIPTS-MANAGER(1)
NAME
nautilus-scripts-manager - easy tool for nautilus scripts management
SYNOPSIS
nautilus-scripts-manager [options]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the nautilus-scripts-manager command.
nautilus-scripts-manager is a program that allows any user to easily manage installed Nautilus scripts.
GENERAL OPTIONS
-h, --help
Show summary of options.
-v, --version
Show version of program.
COMMANDS
One (and only one) of the following commands can be passed:
-e, --enable=ENABLE
Enable script ENABLE.
-d, --disable=DISABLE
Disable script DISABLE.
-l, --list-enabled
List enabled scripts.
-a, --list-available
List available scripts.
If no command is provided, the graphical interface is started.
OPTIONS
-e, --position=POSITION
In conjunction with -e or -d: establish the position of the script (can be just a name, or a path with slashes - quote it if it con-
tains spaces).
SEE ALSO
nautilus(1),
AUTHOR
nautilus-scripts-manager and this manual page were written by Pietro Battiston <me@pietrobattiston.it>.
This manual page was written for the Debian project (but may be used by others).
July 14, 2009 NAUTILUS-SCRIPTS-MANAGER(1)