Re: BASH Programming: spaces ignored

shakahshakah_at_gmail.com
Date: 05/30/05 

Date: 30 May 2005 07:53:06 -0700

sean@mail.capitalgenomix.com wrote:
> I'm having difficulty with a BASH script that I'm attempting to write.
> I'm attempting to change directories to a path with a space in the name
> and it appears that the spaces are being dropped. Following is the
> script:
>
> #!/bin/bash
> fileserver_path="/mnt/fs/Documents/DS\ -\ Datasheets/"
>
> cd $fileserver_path
>
> if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
> echo Cannot locate $fileserver_path
> exit 1
> fi
>
> The following error occurs with this script:
>
> ./script: line 4: cd: /mnt/fs/Documents/DS\: No such file or directory
>
> As you can see, the spaces are being ignored. I've tried everything I
> could think of to get it to stop ignoring the spaces; however, I've been
> quite unsuccessful.
>
> Can anybody please give me some advise? I'm quite new to BASH
> programming so it's quite possible that I'm going about this the wrong
> way. If I am, feel free to provide any advise.
>
> Thank you advance,
>
> --
> Sean

Does the following work for you?
  cd "$fileserver_path"

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