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OK, maybe it is just people that don't like spaces in file names. ;-) Linux is fairly neutral. I will concede that it is asking for trouble.... Clive -----Original Message----- From: Brough, Tom [mailto:Tom.Brough@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:27 AM To: 'list@xxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [LUG] Filename / Directory Names with Spaces in was: LUG Stuff... Clive Darke said:
Just a small thing I would like to correct. "Linux does not like spaces in folder names" is not true, although many scripts are badly written and cannot handle imbedded spaces in file or directory (folder) names. If you want imbedded spaces in a name, just surround it in quotes (either ' or " will do).
While this is all true I would personally discourage the use of spaces in file and directory (folder) names. Although spaces on a fixed font command line are very easy to see, they are a lot harder to identify in a proportional font. IMO at best it doesnt aid the programming or scripting process and at worst it is a hinderance. By convention spaces have been used as delimiters for words and parameters in most natural languages, programming languages and command line interfaces, almost universally. Much that I hate to bate Microsoft ;-) I curse the day that it unilaterally decided that spaces in filenames would be a neat idea. Of course once Microsoft sneezed the rest of the IT world had to catch a cold. Yes Ok it may look good to an end user, but as a programmer / scripter it has caused no end of problems. And yes agreed a good scripter / programmer should be able to face these challenges, but they are not challenges for the common good, rather they are distractions that hamper real progress. Please, please, please, please, please avoid using spaces in file and directory names. Tom. (who is being unusually polite today). Information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is the intended solely for the person ( or persons) to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender, and please delete the message from your system immediately. The views in this message are personal, they are not necessarily those of Torbay Council -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.