On Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 12:28:23PM -0500, Rich Fernandez wrote: > rename $source, $target or warn "..."; [snip] > No need to escape anything!!! > > I was getting hung up on what/how to escape the special characters > when apparently this isn't need. > > By contrast if you use a mv(1) from the shell, you do need to use escapes.
Didn't I already mention that? In fact, using mv works without the need for escapes, too, so long as you use the list form of system. You were actually using the list form, so you didn't need to escape them before, either, despite what I said. The problem is the shell and how it interprets the quotes, slashes, etc. Michael -- Administrator www.shoebox.net Programmer, System Administrator www.gallanttech.com -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
