[dundee] BashPitfalls

[James Le Cuirot]

On Wed, 9 Feb 2011 16:13:29 +0000
Andrew Clayton <andrew at digital-domain.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 8 Feb 2011 20:30:31 +0000, Martin Habets wrote:
> 
> > Except that simply using *.mp3 does not work if no such files are
> > present. Also, only M$ idiots use file names with spaces in them.  
> 
> Spaces in file names.... arrrghhhhhh.
> 
> Definitely falls into the category "Just because you can doesn't mean
> you should..."
> 
> A little education with the cluebat usually sorts it out.

These are some very negative attitudes. I sometimes use spaces for
stuff in my home folder. I certainly use them for my music files. I
naturally avoid them for anything "system-related" but to be honest,
you're an ever bigger idiot if you fail to take account of them in your
code.

James