MisBehaving Terminal...

Impotence · 20-07-2006, 04:09 PM

Hey,

I have a Folder Called "ISO's" in my home folder and i cant access in from the terminal :S when i do "cd ISO's" i get this:-

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ubuntu Terminal

impotence@Spliff:~$ cd ISO's
> this
> is
> what
> happens
> then i ctrl+c
>
impotence@Spliff:~$

instead of changing dir to ISO's it goes onto the next line and shows a ">" no commands (whoami etc) work untill i ctrl+c!

I know i can just rename the Folder (well... not at the moment as i have stuff d/l into it) but im wondering *why* i cant use any folder name with a > ' < in it in the terminal :S

PS i was trying to tree my ISO's folder (apt-get install tree, i couldnt find any standard thing which did it in ubuntu) but instead i have to tree my home dir and cut and paste it out

Here's how my 100% bandwidth usage is going! just 2 ISO's and MD5 hashes left to get! (and check) [NOTE: how do you remove uploaded files? lol just ignore map.txt, map2.txt is the right one!]

Addis · 20-07-2006, 08:04 PM

I think the ' character signals bash to start a sort of input buffer until it reads an EOF character which is produced by CTRL-D (CTRL-C exits).

Impotence · 20-07-2006, 08:12 PM

hmm, better remember not to use it in file names then

They work around i used was ISO*s, but that would also tree a folder called ISOes etc

50 mins till i have the complete collection....

Anti-Trend · 20-07-2006, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Impotence

hmm, better remember not to use it in file names then

They work around i used was ISO*s, but that would also tree a folder called ISOes etc

50 mins till i have the complete collection....

Try it this way:

Code:

cd "ISO'S"

Impotence · 20-07-2006, 09:43 PM

That does indeed work, i'll still avoid > ' < tho as its just more work....

thanks

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Impotence May the source be with u! Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 1,877 Times Helpful: 126 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	hmm, better remember not to use it in file names then They work around i used was ISOs, but that would also tree a folder called ISOes etc 50 mins till i have the complete collection.... __________________ Dear intel,Already Made My Decision Never trust a computer you can't repair yourself.* Windows Vista - Viruses Intruders Spyware Trojans Adware Why Linux is Better!\|Pastafairianism\|Say no to National ID\|Firefox Extensions Guide scientology has been getting alot of attention recently When the rich wage war, it is the poor who die. Where are the WMD's that our governments used to justify the war?

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Impotence May the source be with u! Join Date: Dec 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 1,877 Times Helpful: 126 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	That does indeed work, i'll still avoid > ' < tho as its just more work.... thanks __________________ Dear intel,Already Made My Decision Never trust a computer you can't repair yourself. Windows Vista - Viruses Intruders Spyware Trojans Adware Why Linux is Better!\|Pastafairianism\|Say no to National ID\|Firefox Extensions Guide scientology has been getting alot of attention recently When the rich wage war, it is the poor who die. Where are the WMD's that our governments used to justify the war?

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