From: Paul Lutus <nospam@...>
Date: 2006-10-06T00:40:05+09:00
Subject: Re: script arg with doble quote

Une b辿vue wrote:

> when i have a path like that :
> 
> /path/to/"Hello\ world"/
> 
> this string being the argument of a ruby script (the same does apply for
> shell scripts) i don't get it right but rather :
> 
> /path/to/Hello world/
> 
> the doble quotes vanished due to shell.
> 
> i get this arg by the Finder (Mac OS X)
> 
> then, i can't change it because if the argument where single quotes
> wrapped like that :
> 
> '/path/to/"Hello\ world"/'
> 
> i get the right arg, saying :
> 
> /path/to/"Hello world"/
> 
> someone sees a workaround ?

But you've just posted the solution -- single quote the argument.

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