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  1. August 21st, 2002, 05:16 PM #1
    fathead
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    ftp question

    I'm connected to an ftp site on a windows machine from a UNIX box. Is there a way to change to a directory that contains spaces...example: the directory name is "software updates". In UNIX when I type cd software updates, i get the error...no such directory "software". UNIX does not recognize the space. So is ther a character I can use that represents a space????
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  2. August 22nd, 2002, 06:29 AM #2
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    Did you try typing CD "software updates" exactly as I have shown it with the quotes (" "). I know that this works in Windows, not positive if this will help you from a Unix box. Give it a try.
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  3. August 22nd, 2002, 08:32 AM #3
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    I suppose softwa~1 doesn't work?
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  4. August 22nd, 2002, 10:50 AM #4
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    Originally posted by trainingjay
    I suppose softwa~1 doesn't work?
    That's a DOS limitation. *Nix isn't concerned by that 8.3 naming convention.

    I think 255 characters is the limit.
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  5. August 22nd, 2002, 11:48 AM #5
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  6. August 22nd, 2002, 12:23 PM #6
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    I think psuwtb is right. I know that if i want to access a windows shared folder from my linux box, I need to put the folder name in qoutes, ie: "Program Files"
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  7. August 22nd, 2002, 09:28 PM #7
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    putting the directory in quotes worked. i.e. cd "software updates" . Thanks for the help. I had a guy in the office tell me it couldn't be done!!
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