Difficulty using shell in Ubuntu Linux

[Stephen Barncard]

so, as a rule when using the shell, spaces should be replaced with 
"\" & space in filepaths.

replace space with "\" & space in tFilename

this is good to know! (sound of text going into the scripters' scrapbook)

>If he will forgive the horrible pun, Dave really knows how to cope! 
>Works great!
>Thanks very much indeed, Dave. You have saved my bacon.
>
>Best,
>Bob
>
>Dave Cope wrote:
>
>>Bob Warren wrote:
>>
>>>I now have an explanation as to why the shell in (Ubuntu) Linux 
>>>seems to work sometimes, but not others: the HD path to the 
>>>executable for launching MUST NOT CONTAIN BLANKS!
>>>

..

>>For example: ls folder with spaces/
>>becomes: ls folder\ with\ spaces/
>>
>>So the same might be true for Rev: put "/home/bob/Desktop/folder\ 
>>with\ spaces/yourprog" into myVar
>>
>>Hope this helps
>
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