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AnilChalla
AnilChalla

Reputation: 43

How to create a folder with a folder name containing spaces in linux?

How to create a folder witha a folder name containing spaces in linux?

For Example, folder name should be "Stack OverFlow".

Upvotes: 2

Views: 16760

Answers (2)

Mo Sharif
Mo Sharif

Reputation: 114

you can also do mkdir Stack\ OverFlow the \ does the same thing as " " but it is easier. so you can do stuff like mkdir Stack\ OverFlow\ is\ Great. you can manipulate that folder using the \ as well. so things like cd Stack\ OverFlow and rm -rf Stack\ OverFlow.

Upvotes: 7

fedorqui
fedorqui

Reputation: 289795

Just use quotes around the name:

mkdir "this is my dir"

Then you can check it by also using quotes:

$ ls -ld "this is my dir"
drwxr-xr-x 2 me me 4096 Aug 17 11:59 this is my dir

Upvotes: 1

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