how to open a file which contain space in the file name

[sameera741]

hi

i have file called "space in this filename" i have tried to open it with the cat command but it's showing a error massage .
pls if any one know how to open this kind of file let me know

[numberwhun]

Actually, this is a pretty common thing. If you put a "\" character before the space, you should be able to open it, like so:

cat ./space\ in\ this\ filename

Also, on linux systems (at a minimum), where you have tab complete functionality, simply typing:

cat ./space

and then hitting the tab key, should complete the filename for you.

Regards,

Jeff

[computerfox]

Or the cleaner way, especially when using it in code, use quotes around the name.

For example, "./space in this filename"

and in code, it would look like:

Python

#!/bin/python
print open('./space in this filename').read();
 

[ChristianC123]

Quote the commands

eg cat "file name.txt"

Regards,
Christian
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