Why the quotes? [root@ford /home]# file_path="/root" [root@ford /home]# echo $file_path /root [root@ford /home]# cd $file_path [root@ford /root]# Remember, most of the script stuff you can test on the command line. ----- Original Message ----- From: "scohen" <scohen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "calin" <calin_cosma@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: <linux-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 1:48 PM Subject: Re: Stupid spaces > instead of the echo do an ls and see what it says. > > Steve Cohen > > On Mon, 19 Jul 2004, calin wrote: > > > > > Hello all. > > > > I know the following question is a dumb one, but I've tried to make a > > script working and I'm stuck. > > > > I'll try to isolate the problem as follows. > > > > I have a script which at some moment during the execution, needs to cd. > > So I assumed that the following would work: > > > > > > file_path='"/some/where/Test Folder/"' > > echo "$file_path" > > cd "$file_path" > > > > But surprise: it didn't. Every time I try to run it it gives me > > something like: > > > > > > $ ./cding.sh > > "/some/where/Test Folder/" > > ./cding.sh: line 5: cd: "/some/where/Test Folder/": No such file or > > directory > > $ > > > > although the Test Folder exist, is in the right path (/some/where/Test > > Folder) and it's permissions are 777. > > > > Any idea? > > > > TIA > > > > Calin Cosma > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Incearca acum noul sistem de dating oferit de portalul acasa.ro > > > > - > > : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > > - > : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
