The output of the ls -laeO command you runned can be read as: permissions - links - owner - group - date - file
So 'wheel' is the group. If you run ls -laeO "/Volumes/Macintosh HD - Data/VCTTools/bat" your script should appear in the listing. On Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 8:24:37 PM UTC+2 [email protected] wrote: > When I put quotes around the path I get the following: > > Neills-MacBook-Pro:~ neillsmith$ ls -laeO "/Volumes/Macintosh HD - > Data/VCTTools" > > total 32 > > drwxr-xr-x 9 neillsmith wheel - 288 Mar 23 2018 . > > drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel - 96 May 16 16:08 .. > > -rw-r--r--@ 1 neillsmith wheel hidden 14340 Jun 27 13:11 .DS_Store > > drwxr-xr-x 9 neillsmith wheel - 288 Mar 10 2018 .svn > > drwxr-xr-x 36 neillsmith wheel - 1152 Mar 10 2018 Etc > > drwxr-xr-x 61 neillsmith wheel - 1952 Sep 27 2020 Exe > > drwxr-xr-x 6 neillsmith wheel - 192 Dec 14 2017 MacBin > > drwxr-xr-x 47 neillsmith wheel - 1504 Apr 15 2020 Matlab > > drwxr-xr-x 35 neillsmith wheel - 1120 Dec 19 2019 bat > > Neills-MacBook-Pro:~ neillsmith$ > > What the heck is wheel? > > Neill > On Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 1:57:23 PM UTC-4 jj wrote: > >> Neill, >> >> The path /Volumes/Macintosh HD - Data/VCTTools contains spaces. >> You should quote paths that contains spaces when using them in the >> terminal, like so: >> "/Volumes/Macintosh HD - Data/VCTTools" >> >> Otherwise the shell interprets it as 4 paths space separated: >> /Volumes/Macintosh >> HD >> - >> Data/VCTTools >> >> >> On Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 7:42:59 PM UTC+2 [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Thanks to Rich and Jean I "think" we have found the problem. When I went >>> to execute the Terminal commands suggested by Rich I couldn't find the >>> /VCTTools folder in Finder to drag it to the Terminal window. >>> >>> I can get to /VCTTools because I had a shortcut to it in the LHS panel >>> of Finder where you save links to often-used folders. I have been clicking >>> that link to get to /VCTTools. When I do, the path shown is >>> >>> /Volumes/Macintosh HD - Data/VCTTools >>> >>> which Jean noticed. If I paste the above path into the Terminal commands >>> suggested by Rich I get >>> >>> Neills-MacBook-Pro:~ neillsmith$ ls -laeO /Volumes/Macintosh HD - >>> Data/VCTTools >>> >>> ls: -: No such file or directory >>> >>> ls: /Volumes/Macintosh: No such file or directory >>> >>> ls: Data/VCTTools: No such file or directory >>> >>> ls: HD: No such file or directory >>> >>> Neills-MacBook-Pro:~ neillsmith$ >>> >>> >>> If I click "back" when at the/VCTTools folder via my saved Finder link, >>> I end up at >>> >>> Macintosh HD without /Volumes as part of the path. >>> >>> I see folders >>> >>> Applications, System, Users >>> >>> I see a lot of grayed-out entries including >>> >>> Volumes >>> >>> If I double-click Volumes, I see two folders >>> >>> Mackintosh HD (has different icon, might not be a folder) >>> >>> Mackintosh - Data >>> >>> If I double-click Mackintosh - HD, I see the folder VCTToolds. >>> >>> So VCTTools is not where thought it was. >>> >>> So how and where do I move VCTTools? >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Neill >>> On Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 1:12:27 PM UTC-4 jj wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Neill, >>>> >>>> I notice that the scripting error you describe in your first post is: >>>> >>>> > A scripting error has occurred: >>>> > sh: /VCTTools/bat/hdbgsub.sh: No such file or directory >>>> >>>> Yet in another post you add: >>>> >>>> > The HydroV_dbg.scpt file invokes the script hdbgsub.sh which >>>> resides in folder >>>> > /Volumes/Macintosh HD - Data/VCTTools/bat >>>> >>>> Since macOS Catalina, MacOS now splits the operating system and data >>>> files into two volumes. >>>> >>>> see < >>>> https://www.macworld.com/article/233490/why-you-might-see-a-new-data-disk-in-catalina.html >>>> > >>>> >>>> So hdbgsub.sh was probably moved to the data files when you upgraded >>>> you system and is accessible at: >>>> >>>> /Volumes/Macintosh HD - Data/VCTTools/bat/hdbgsub.sh >>>> >>>> Consequently you should replace the old path by this new path in the >>>> script that calls hdbgsub.sh. >>>> >>>> [Hstat Hmsg] = system([root,slash,'Volumes',slash,'Macintosh HD - >>>> Data',slash,'VCTTools',slash,'bat',slash,'hdbgsub',ext,' ',filename]); >>>> >>>> HTH >>>> >>>> Jean Jourdain >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 7:09:51 PM UTC+2 [email protected] >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 27 Jun 2021, at 12:36, Neill Smith wrote: >>>>> >>>>> > K>> cd /VCTTools >>>>> > Error using cd >>>>> > Cannot CD to /VCTTools (Name is nonexistent or not a directory). >>>>> > >>>>> > So in Finder I can get to /VCTTools and edit files. BBEdit can open >>>>> > files >>>>> > under /VCTTools and edit them. >>>>> > But other programs don't see this directory /VCTTools. >>>>> >>>>> Perhaps you and the Finder have a different idea of where that folder >>>>> is. >>>>> >>>>> Try this: >>>>> >>>>> - open a new Terminal window. >>>>> >>>>> - type "ls -laeO " (including the space), but do NOT press Return or >>>>> Enter. >>>>> >>>>> - drag the "VCTTools" folder from the Finder *into* the Terminal >>>>> window. >>>>> This will enter the full path to the folder. >>>>> >>>>> - now press Return. >>>>> >>>>> At step 3 you'll see the actual Unix path to the "VCTTools" folder, >>>>> and >>>>> that perhaps may explain why Terminal and Finder don't agree. >>>>> >>>>> Then supply the output from the "ls" command, since that may hold some >>>>> clues as well. >>>>> >>>>> R. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Rich Siegel Bare Bones Software, Inc. >>>>> <[email protected]> <https://www.barebones.com/> >>>>> >>>>> Someday I'll look back on all this and laugh... until they sedate me. >>>>> >>>> -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. 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