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The quotes thing worked. Cheers guys.<br><br><blockquote><hr>Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 23:08:32 +0100<br>From: e-mail@mcrilly.co.uk<br>To: chester@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>Subject: Re: [Chester LUG] shortcut to movies<br><br>If the quotes don't resolve the issue, try:<br><br>ln -s /media/disk/Documents\ and\ Settings/paul/My\ Documents/Movies movies<br> <br>You'll notice the '\' to escape the spaces in the string :)<br><br><div>
<span class="EC_gmail_quote">On 5/29/08, <b class="EC_gmail_sendername">Bryn Salisbury</b> <<a href="mailto:bryn.salisbury@gmail.com">bryn.salisbury@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="EC_gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Try putting the long path inside quote marks:<br><br><br> ln -s "/media/disk/Documents and Settings/paul/My Documents/Movies" movies<br><br><br>I should have asked you about that...<br><br> B<br><br> 2008/5/29 Paul Williams <<a href="mailto:wilp4a@hotmail.co.uk">wilp4a@hotmail.co.uk</a>>:<br>
<br>> ok. did what was suggested. results:<br> ><br> > root@********-desktop:~# cd Desktop<br> > root@********-desktop:~/Desktop# ln -s /media/disk/Documents and<br> > Settings/paul/My Documents/Movies movies<br>
> ln: target `movies' is not a directory<br> > root@********-desktop:~/Desktop# ln -s /media/disk/Documents and<br> > Settings/paul/My Documents/Movies<br> > ln: target `Documents/Movies' is not a directory<br>
> root@********-desktop:~/Desktop#<br> ><br> > Any idea what I did wrong?<br> ><br> > I copied the path directly from the file browser.<br> ><br> ><br> > ________________________________<br> > Get 5GB of online storage for free! Get it Now!<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>M. T. Crilly<br><a href="http://www.mcrilly.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.mcrilly.co.uk/</a>
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