mkdir D cd D git init Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/D/.git/ echo 1 > "with space" git status --porcelain ?? with space <------------ NO QOUTES git add with\ space git status --porcelain A "with space" <------------- WITH QOUTES git --version git version 1.7.9.7 git config -l |grep quote core.quotepath=on -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html