Alan Evans wrote: > This is an on-again-off-again kind of problem. It usually hits me when > it is least convenient, like when I only have shell access to the > machine. Example: > > [alan@agena ~]$ cd /media/My\ Book/ > bash: cd: /media/My: No such file or directory > [alan@agena ~]$ cd "/media/My Book/" > bash: cd: /media/My: No such file or directory > [alan@agena ~]$ Gaaah! > bash: Gaaah!: command not found > Note that the last error is different, the "!" character has special meaning to bash, and even quotes don't keep it from being evaluated, although single quotes and backslash do. In other words you have two separate issues here, the last one is no surprise. -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
