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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 18:57:52 +0200
From: Tomas Szepe <szepe@pinerecords.com>
To: Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6] Remove spaces from PCI IDE pci_driver.name field
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On Aug-10 2004, Tue, 12:55 -0400
Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 2004-08-10 at 12:52, V13 wrote:
> > On Tuesday 10 August 2004 19:13, Lee Revell wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2004-08-10 at 11:57, Tomas Szepe wrote:
> > > > Sure, but while with a GUI you can click on almost anything, on the
> > > > command line spaces in filenames have always been a real pain in
> > > > the ass, so let's not pretend otherwise.
> > >
> > > Ever heard of tab completion?  Think of it as click for the command
> > > line.
> > >
> > > Seriously, do you really *prefer* filenames like
> > > Foo_Bar-Baa_Baaz_Quux.mp3?
> > 
> > Anyone that writes scripts prefers filenames without spaces. It simplifies 
> > scripts *and* typing a lot. 
> > 
> > Card\ 01
> > Card\ 02
> > Cardinal
> > 
> > Now we have to write: cd Ca<tab>\ <tab>1<tab/space>
> 
> Eh, anyone who writes perl scripts on the command line doesn't mind
> surrounding an expression in quotes.

Except when the quotes are already open.
Let's drop this now, I can see where the thread is leading.

-- 
Tomas Szepe <szepe@pinerecords.com>