How to use an escaped file-name string saved within a bash variable in a new shell command? [duplicate]
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Why I can't escape spaces on a bash script? [duplicate]
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How to pass directory with escaped space to variable?
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Problem:
I have an escaped string saved within a variable:
escapedFileName='/dbDumps/Mon Oct 1 15:22:50 UTC 2018.sql'
but whenever I try to use this file name within the following command, I get an error message saying that this path does not exist (even though it does).
/usr/bin/mysql -u root -pmypassword system < "$escapedFileName";
When i use the path and not the string it works :
/usr/bin/mysql -u root -pmypassword system < /dbDumps/Mon Oct 1 15:22:50 UTC 2018.sql
What am I doing wrong ?
linux bash
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marked as duplicate by Goro, roaima, Isaac, Kiwy, Anthony Geoghegan Oct 2 at 10:47
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This question already has an answer here:
Why I can't escape spaces on a bash script? [duplicate]
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How to pass directory with escaped space to variable?
3 answers
Problem:
I have an escaped string saved within a variable:
escapedFileName='/dbDumps/Mon Oct 1 15:22:50 UTC 2018.sql'
but whenever I try to use this file name within the following command, I get an error message saying that this path does not exist (even though it does).
/usr/bin/mysql -u root -pmypassword system < "$escapedFileName";
When i use the path and not the string it works :
/usr/bin/mysql -u root -pmypassword system < /dbDumps/Mon Oct 1 15:22:50 UTC 2018.sql
What am I doing wrong ?
linux bash
edited Oct 1 at 20:29
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asked Oct 1 at 17:35
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marked as duplicate by Goro, roaima, Isaac, Kiwy, Anthony Geoghegan Oct 2 at 10:47
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@don_crissti that is not duplicate, in many ways it is the opposite.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:01
so this is not a duplicate question ?
– Lukas
Oct 1 at 19:02
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There's always a duplicate out there but someone has to find it... Here's a better candidate (I can no longer vote to close this one): Why I can't escape spaces on a bash script?. Note that only one answer there is correct. Both braiam's and daisy's answers are wrong (as you already know now) - double quoting the variable doesn't solve this problem. Not surprisingly, one of those answers is accepted and has an insane number of upvotes...
– don_crissti
Oct 1 at 19:26
@don_crissti ^^ there you are
– roaima
Oct 1 at 20:28
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This question already has an answer here:
Why I can't escape spaces on a bash script? [duplicate]
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How to pass directory with escaped space to variable?
3 answers
Problem:
I have an escaped string saved within a variable:
escapedFileName='/dbDumps/Mon Oct 1 15:22:50 UTC 2018.sql'
but whenever I try to use this file name within the following command, I get an error message saying that this path does not exist (even though it does).
/usr/bin/mysql -u root -pmypassword system < "$escapedFileName";
When i use the path and not the string it works :
/usr/bin/mysql -u root -pmypassword system < /dbDumps/Mon Oct 1 15:22:50 UTC 2018.sql
What am I doing wrong ?
linux bash
edited Oct 1 at 20:29
roaima
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asked Oct 1 at 17:35
Lukas
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This question already has an answer here:
Why I can't escape spaces on a bash script? [duplicate]
3 answers
How to pass directory with escaped space to variable?
3 answers
Problem:
I have an escaped string saved within a variable:
escapedFileName='/dbDumps/Mon Oct 1 15:22:50 UTC 2018.sql'
but whenever I try to use this file name within the following command, I get an error message saying that this path does not exist (even though it does).
/usr/bin/mysql -u root -pmypassword system < "$escapedFileName";
When i use the path and not the string it works :
/usr/bin/mysql -u root -pmypassword system < /dbDumps/Mon Oct 1 15:22:50 UTC 2018.sql
What am I doing wrong ?
This question already has an answer here:
Why I can't escape spaces on a bash script? [duplicate]
3 answers
How to pass directory with escaped space to variable?
3 answers
linux bash
linux bash
edited Oct 1 at 20:29
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edited Oct 1 at 20:29
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marked as duplicate by Goro, roaima, Isaac, Kiwy, Anthony Geoghegan Oct 2 at 10:47
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
marked as duplicate by Goro, roaima, Isaac, Kiwy, Anthony Geoghegan Oct 2 at 10:47
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
@don_crissti that is not duplicate, in many ways it is the opposite.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:01
so this is not a duplicate question ?
– Lukas
Oct 1 at 19:02
1
There's always a duplicate out there but someone has to find it... Here's a better candidate (I can no longer vote to close this one): Why I can't escape spaces on a bash script?. Note that only one answer there is correct. Both braiam's and daisy's answers are wrong (as you already know now) - double quoting the variable doesn't solve this problem. Not surprisingly, one of those answers is accepted and has an insane number of upvotes...
– don_crissti
Oct 1 at 19:26
@don_crissti ^^ there you are
– roaima
Oct 1 at 20:28
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@don_crissti that is not duplicate, in many ways it is the opposite.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:01
so this is not a duplicate question ?
– Lukas
Oct 1 at 19:02
1
There's always a duplicate out there but someone has to find it... Here's a better candidate (I can no longer vote to close this one): Why I can't escape spaces on a bash script?. Note that only one answer there is correct. Both braiam's and daisy's answers are wrong (as you already know now) - double quoting the variable doesn't solve this problem. Not surprisingly, one of those answers is accepted and has an insane number of upvotes...
– don_crissti
Oct 1 at 19:26
@don_crissti ^^ there you are
– roaima
Oct 1 at 20:28
@don_crissti that is not duplicate, in many ways it is the opposite.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:01
@don_crissti that is not duplicate, in many ways it is the opposite.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:01
so this is not a duplicate question ?
– Lukas
Oct 1 at 19:02
so this is not a duplicate question ?
– Lukas
Oct 1 at 19:02
1
1
There's always a duplicate out there but someone has to find it... Here's a better candidate (I can no longer vote to close this one): Why I can't escape spaces on a bash script?. Note that only one answer there is correct. Both braiam's and daisy's answers are wrong (as you already know now) - double quoting the variable doesn't solve this problem. Not surprisingly, one of those answers is accepted and has an insane number of upvotes...
– don_crissti
Oct 1 at 19:26
There's always a duplicate out there but someone has to find it... Here's a better candidate (I can no longer vote to close this one): Why I can't escape spaces on a bash script?. Note that only one answer there is correct. Both braiam's and daisy's answers are wrong (as you already know now) - double quoting the variable doesn't solve this problem. Not surprisingly, one of those answers is accepted and has an insane number of upvotes...
– don_crissti
Oct 1 at 19:26
@don_crissti ^^ there you are
– roaima
Oct 1 at 20:28
@don_crissti ^^ there you are
– roaima
Oct 1 at 20:28
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You don't need to escape when you put the text between quotes.
Therefore remove the s
escapedFileName='/dbDumps/Mon Oct 1 15:22:50 UTC 2018.sql'
And you should not escape the :, they don't need it, and it will break it.
answered Oct 1 at 17:59
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@Kusalananda my bad, I was not thinking straight. I have now fixed my answer.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:10
Not any quotes....straight quotes.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Oct 1 at 18:42
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@RuiFRibeiro single (') of double ("), back quotes are deprecated, in favour of$()
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Oct 1 at 18:44
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1 Answer
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
You don't need to escape when you put the text between quotes.
Therefore remove the s
escapedFileName='/dbDumps/Mon Oct 1 15:22:50 UTC 2018.sql'
And you should not escape the :, they don't need it, and it will break it.
answered Oct 1 at 17:59
ctrl-alt-delor
9,23831948
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@Kusalananda my bad, I was not thinking straight. I have now fixed my answer.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:10
Not any quotes....straight quotes.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Oct 1 at 18:42
1
@RuiFRibeiro single (') of double ("), back quotes are deprecated, in favour of$()
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:44
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
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accepted
You don't need to escape when you put the text between quotes.
Therefore remove the s
escapedFileName='/dbDumps/Mon Oct 1 15:22:50 UTC 2018.sql'
And you should not escape the :, they don't need it, and it will break it.
answered Oct 1 at 17:59
ctrl-alt-delor
9,23831948
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@Kusalananda my bad, I was not thinking straight. I have now fixed my answer.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:10
Not any quotes....straight quotes.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Oct 1 at 18:42
1
@RuiFRibeiro single (') of double ("), back quotes are deprecated, in favour of$()
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:44
add a comment |Â
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
You don't need to escape when you put the text between quotes.
Therefore remove the s
escapedFileName='/dbDumps/Mon Oct 1 15:22:50 UTC 2018.sql'
And you should not escape the :, they don't need it, and it will break it.
answered Oct 1 at 17:59
ctrl-alt-delor
9,23831948
You don't need to escape when you put the text between quotes.
Therefore remove the s
escapedFileName='/dbDumps/Mon Oct 1 15:22:50 UTC 2018.sql'
And you should not escape the :, they don't need it, and it will break it.
answered Oct 1 at 17:59
ctrl-alt-delor
9,23831948
edited Oct 1 at 18:06
answered Oct 1 at 17:59
ctrl-alt-delor
9,23831948
answered Oct 1 at 17:59
ctrl-alt-delor
9,23831948
answered Oct 1 at 17:59
ctrl-alt-delor
9,23831948
9,23831948
1
@Kusalananda my bad, I was not thinking straight. I have now fixed my answer.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:10
Not any quotes....straight quotes.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Oct 1 at 18:42
1
@RuiFRibeiro single (') of double ("), back quotes are deprecated, in favour of$()
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:44
add a comment |Â
1
@Kusalananda my bad, I was not thinking straight. I have now fixed my answer.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:10
Not any quotes....straight quotes.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Oct 1 at 18:42
1
@RuiFRibeiro single (') of double ("), back quotes are deprecated, in favour of$()
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:44
1
1
@Kusalananda my bad, I was not thinking straight. I have now fixed my answer.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:10
@Kusalananda my bad, I was not thinking straight. I have now fixed my answer.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:10
Not any quotes....straight quotes.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Oct 1 at 18:42
Not any quotes....straight quotes.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Oct 1 at 18:42
1
1
@RuiFRibeiro single (
') of double ("), back quotes are deprecated, in favour of $()– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:44
@RuiFRibeiro single (
') of double ("), back quotes are deprecated, in favour of $()– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:44
add a comment |Â
@don_crissti that is not duplicate, in many ways it is the opposite.
– ctrl-alt-delor
Oct 1 at 18:01
so this is not a duplicate question ?
– Lukas
Oct 1 at 19:02
1
There's always a duplicate out there but someone has to find it... Here's a better candidate (I can no longer vote to close this one): Why I can't escape spaces on a bash script?. Note that only one answer there is correct. Both braiam's and daisy's answers are wrong (as you already know now) - double quoting the variable doesn't solve this problem. Not surprisingly, one of those answers is accepted and has an insane number of upvotes...
– don_crissti
Oct 1 at 19:26
@don_crissti ^^ there you are
– roaima
Oct 1 at 20:28