Re: how to enter a folder named "a a"

on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:08:58 -0600, Bit Twister <BitTwister@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote this wisdom:

On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 15:37:54 +0200, ti1242350 wrote:
I create a folder named "a a" in GUI
how to enter this folder in console using cd command?

I tried in many ways all failed
1.cd "a a"
2.aaa="a a"
cd $aaa
3.cd \\\"a a\\\"

Works for me.

$ cd ~/tmp
$ mkdir "a a"
$ ls
a a junk

$ cd "a a"
$ pwd
/home/bittwister/tmp/a a
$ cd ../
$ pwd
/home/bittwister/tmp
ls -alb
total 32
drwx------ 7 bittwister bittwister 4096 Mar 28 08:05 .
drwx--x--x 33 bittwister bittwister 4096 Mar 28 07:31 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 bittwister bittwister 4096 Mar 28 08:02 a\ a
drwxr-xr-x 2 bittwister bittwister 4096 Jan 6 19:30 junk

Hah I learn something new everyday, that -b option flag is a neat one. I guess
I'm too used to basic ls commands

:-)

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