Glenn at home writes: > I think I got it: > mv "50's" /home/ftp/pub/music You got it. The apostrophe is also called a 'single quotation mark' by some people, notably unix/linux people. You could also escape the char, though. I believe the following would work: mv 50\'s /home/ftp/pub/music > while I am in the name directory. > Thanks. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck Hallenbeck" <chuckh at hhs48.com> > To: "Glenn at home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net>; "Speakup is a screen review > system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Friday, December 24, 2004 9:25 AM > Subject: Re: moving files > > > Your source name has an apostrophe in it. Your shell is sitting there > waiting for the closing apostrophe. If you enclose your source name in > double quotes, apostrophe and all, it might work. > > > > -- > The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (96% of Full) > "Things are in the saddle, and they ride mankind." Ralph Waldo Emerson > Personal site www.hhs48.com, Download site www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040 If Linux doesn't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem.
