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Re: not sure if it is a bug, but...


From: Andreas Schwab
Subject: Re: not sure if it is a bug, but...
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:09:56 +0100
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Eureka Trek <address@hidden> writes:

> Not really sure if this is a bug on the part of the
> command "cp" or just bad programming on the part of
> the Nautilus CD/DVD Creator developers in having a
> default naming convention for discs that includes
> spaces in the name.

Neither.  You need to quote the spaces so that the shell does not split on
them.

$ cp /media/Personal" Data, Feb 13, "2007/* /[destination]

If you use TAB completion, then the shell will do the right thing for you.

Andreas.

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