[Chester LUG] shortcut to movies

[Paul Williams]

The quotes thing worked.  Cheers guys.

Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 23:08:32 +0100
From: e-mail at mcrilly.co.uk
To: chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Chester LUG] shortcut to movies

If the quotes don't resolve the issue, try:

ln -s /media/disk/Documents\ and\ Settings/paul/My\ Documents/Movies movies
 
You'll notice the '\' to escape the spaces in the string :)


On 5/29/08, Bryn Salisbury <bryn.salisbury at gmail.com> wrote:
Try putting the long path inside quote marks:


 ln -s "/media/disk/Documents and Settings/paul/My Documents/Movies" movies


I should have asked you about that...

 B

 2008/5/29 Paul Williams <wilp4a at hotmail.co.uk>:


> ok.  did what was suggested.  results:
 >
 > root@********-desktop:~# cd Desktop
 > root@********-desktop:~/Desktop# ln -s /media/disk/Documents and
 > Settings/paul/My Documents/Movies movies

 > ln: target `movies' is not a directory
 > root@********-desktop:~/Desktop# ln -s /media/disk/Documents and
 > Settings/paul/My Documents/Movies
 > ln: target `Documents/Movies' is not a directory

 > root@********-desktop:~/Desktop#
 >
 > Any idea what I did wrong?
 >
 > I copied the path directly from the file browser.
 >
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