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Old 08-01-2011
pwd help
Dear users,

One more question, In unix when i use pwd the following I get:
Code:
pwd
/Users/username/src/directory name

Is there a way to get the out put like this in which the if there is a space in the directory eg
Code:
directory name it should show as directory\ name:

Code:
/Users/username/src/directory\ name

Thanks in advance again
# 2  
Old 08-02-2011
You could pipe the output through sed:

Code:
pwd | sed 's/ /\\ /g'

However, if you are going to be using the name in a script, you should just use the PWD variable and ensure that it always has quotes round it:

Code:
echo "the current working directory is: $PWD"
opwd="$PWD"
cd /tmp/some_dir
echo "do something here, then switch back"
cd "$opwd"

# 3  
Old 08-02-2011
Thanks
I was kinda hoping that there is just one word command though.
Thanks again
 
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