--- Thomas Kappelmueller <tkappelmueller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello! > > I hope this place is ok to ask this question. > I am using Fedora 8. > > Example: > #!/bin/bash > > COMMAND='ls "test dir 1"' bash will "expand" what's between double quotes, so it considers the spaces as seperators (like on the command-line). try: COMMAND='ls "test\ dir\ 1"' > > $COMMAND #have tried $($COMMAND), '$COMMAND' > > It always cuts it in half at the spaces. > > Error msg: > ls: cannot access "test: No such file or directory > ls: cannot access dir: No such file or directory > ls: cannot access 1": No such file or directory > > What am i not seeing? > > thanks in advance > > -T > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > : Do What Thou Wilt : : Shall Be : : The Whole of The Law : --Aleister Crowley-- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
