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Re: Basename bug with directory spaces
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Andreas Schwab |
Subject: |
Re: Basename bug with directory spaces |
Date: |
Sun, 20 May 2007 10:33:01 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/22.0.97 (gnu/linux) |
address@hidden writes:
> For example:
>
> cd /home/ben/My\ Stuff
> basename $PWD
You need to quote the expansion.
$ basename "$PWD"
Andreas.
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