[Novalug] Messed up file title problem

[Dan Arico]

On Saturday 20 March 2010 10:36:25 pm cmhowe at patriot.net wrote:
> > List,
> >
> > This doesn't really affect the problem I am wrestling with, but it is an
> > annoyance and I want to deal with it.
> >
> > I inadvertently put a space in any oo word processor file. It reads
> > Trial 1.odt. How do I get rid of it?
> >
> > Charlie
>
> List,
>
> More.
>
> Bb using chmod 7 *.odt and same *.pdf I am able to persuade common Linux
> commands that they are ordinary files, to be manipulated as I wish. But
> not if they have a space in their title. When I do
>
>   $rm Test 1.odt
>
> it comes back
>
>   rm: cannot remove 'Test 1.odt': no such file or directories
>
> Suggestions?
>
> Charlie

$rm 'Test 1.odt'

You need the quotes or the rm function is looking for two files called 'Test' 
and '1.odt' which don't exist.

Dan

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