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Old 01-25-2007
Data quick newbie bash question
I'm in .profile. I want to export a directory ( export MY_TOOL_HOME=/tools/my tool". Unfortunately for me, the directory I want to export to has a space in its name. So when I try to cd $MY_TOOL_HOME, i get a No such file or directory at the command line... thanks for the help
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Old 01-25-2007
try using quotes
Code:
cd "$MY_TOOL_HOME"

# 3  
Old 01-25-2007
tried double quotes .. didn't seem to work
here's exactly what i have in .profile:

export LASZLO_COMPILER_HOME="/tools/openlaszlo/OpenLaszlo Server 3.3.3/bin"

Now out at the command line

1 - source ~/.profile

2 - cd $LASZLO_COMPILER_HOME


bash: cd: /tools/openlaszlo/OpenLaszlo Server 3.3.3/bin: No such file or directory

now if i try to cd to tools/openlaszlo/"OpenLaszlo Server 3.3.3" from the command line, I can do this all day .. just not with variable ( cd $LASZLO_COMPILER_HOME )
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Old 01-25-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by redsand9009
here's exactly what i have in .profile:

export LASZLO_COMPILER_HOME="/tools/openlaszlo/OpenLaszlo Server 3.3.3/bin"

Now out at the command line

1 - source ~/.profile

2 - cd $LASZLO_COMPILER_HOME


bash: cd: /tools/openlaszlo/OpenLaszlo Server 3.3.3/bin: No such file or directory

now if i try to cd to tools/openlaszlo/"OpenLaszlo Server 3.3.3" from the command line, I can do this all day .. just not with variable ( cd $LASZLO_COMPILER_HOME )
Did you try using quotes around the variable?
Code:
cd "$LASZLO_COMPILER_HOME"

If you use quotes around the variable then it should work
# 5  
Old 01-25-2007
:)
sweet. yes, that worked ..thank you! sorry, i misunderstood the answer before ..

out of curiosity .. what are the double quotes around the variable telling bash to do ?
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