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Yes , thats the exact same error I was getting earlier .

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Originally Posted by kumarjt

Didnt understand ....
Request you to be more explicit .

Your shell's manual page explains it in detail. In short, double quotes prevent word splitting and pathname expansion of the quoted text. Also, using quotes, single or double, is the only way to specify an empty string.

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