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Re: [tlug] Representing a Space in a Path



On 01/13/2015 07:33 PM, CL wrote:
When I installed VirtualBox, it created a directory in/home/<username>
called "VirtualBox VMs" and located the *.vdi files and the guest setup
file directories beneath it.  The *.vdi files and guest directories also
have spaces in their names.  When I attempt:

># cd/home/<username>/VirtualBox VMs/
-- or lower files or directories (such as WIN XP or WIN 7), Konsole replies:

># No such file or directory/home/<username>/VirtualBox
You 'escape' the space by putting a backslash '\' in front of it.
>> cd /home/<username>/VirtualBox\ VMs/

Also, depending on your shell and how it is set up, you can use the tab to expand the path. So for instance you could type a tab after 'Box/ and if that is the only file that will complete the path, it will probably fill in the rest for you.

"In the beginning was the Command Line :)"

Steve Smith


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