Re: [tlug] Representing a Space in a Path

[Furkan Mustafa <furkan@example.com>]

/path/to/a\ path\ with\ spaces/

> On 2015/01/14, at 12:33, CL <az.4tlug@example.com> wrote:
> 
> There is probably a simple answer to this, but I am not finding it in my 
> Unix User's Guide:
> 
> How do you represent a space in a pathname?
> 
> Explanation:
> 
> 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
> 
> I am committing this self abuse because I want to resize a dynamically 
> allocated virtual disk.  So, I decided to try to directly reach that 
> file and received the following output:
> 
>> #:~$ VBoxManage modifyhd --resize 185040 /home/<username>/VirtualBox 
>> VMs/WIN7x64.vdi
>> Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 4.3.20
>> (C) 2005-2014 Oracle Corporation
>> All rights reserved.
>> 
>> Usage:
>> 
>> VBoxManage modifyhd         <uuid|filename>
>>                            [--type 
>> normal|writethrough|immutable|shareable|
>>                                    readonly|multiattach]
>>                            [--autoreset on|off]
>>                            [--property <name=[value]>]
>>                            [--compact]
>>                            [--resize <megabytes>|--resizebyte <bytes>]
>> 
>> 
>> Syntax error: Invalid parameter 'VMs/WIN7x64.vdi'
> Which means that modifyhd is attacking the address from the other side 
> of the space and also is not understanding my instruction.
> 
> What to I type in in place of the space(s) to complete the address so 
> that it is understood?
> 
> 
> 
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