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python_beginner_coder
python_beginner_coder

Reputation: 51

changing into directory named "NO NAME"

I have a thumb drive named "NO NAME"

I want to write a shell script that will find the path of this thumb drive, and will change the directory into that thumdrive.

The below code will successfully print out /Volumes/NO NAME

export usb=$(system_profiler SPUSBDataType | grep -oE '/Volumes/.*$' | tail -1)

My problem is that when I try to run the below command

cd $usb

I get an error saying theirs no directory named Volumes/NO

Obviously its not picking up "NAME" because their is a space in-between, but how do I fix this? I do not want to ditch the idea of assigning that directory path to a variable then calling the variable to change the directory... and I also cannot change the usb name.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 57

Answers (1)

Marcin Orlowski
Marcin Orlowski

Reputation: 75629

You need to quote the path:

cd "$usb"

In fact you should always do that if you use variables that shell "unfolds" prior use.

Upvotes: 1

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