Click to See Complete Forum and Search --> : Rather stupid command line question


dwolf
07-10-2001, 11:29 PM
I am new as you will see. I am running Mandrake 8 and tried WINE. As far as I can tell the installation seems fine.
My problem is that I don't know how to change directory from mnt/windows into mnt/windows/Program Files (where the exe files would be). I can change to any directory named by a single word (eg winnt). How can I change to "two word directories" like My Documents or Program Files?

Many Thanks

berb
07-10-2001, 11:33 PM
Two ways:
1. /mnt/windows/Program\ Files should do the trick. Note the '\' prior to the space.

or

2.Use the <TAB> key to auto-complete the entry, type in "/mnt/windows/P" and then press the <TAB> key and it may fill in the rest for you. If it doesn't press the <TAB> key twice, quickly and the CLI will show you a list of the available choices.

Cheers

demetrius
07-10-2001, 11:37 PM
Either enclose the directory name in quotes (/mnt/windows/"Program Files"). Or, in most cases from CLI, you can just type the first letter or two and hit 'TAB' and it'll complete the name for you using the other bash convention for files and directories containing spaces which is using the '\' like this: Program\ Files

demetrius
07-10-2001, 11:39 PM
Damn I type slow :D