The filename does NOT have backslashes, just spaces. The backslashes are displayed to *quote* the spaces. That is, show that the spaces are part of the filename instead of whitespace delimiters between different filenames.
On Thu, May 4, 2023, 08:39 Rich Shepard <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a file from an agency in which words are sepatated by back slashes > and spaces. Wrapping the name in double quotes (as user and root) fails: > > [root@caddis /home/rshepard/projects# mv "Topo\ TNM\ Style\ Template\ > Users\ Guide.pdf" Users-Guide.pdf > mv: cannot stat 'Topo\ TNM\ Style\ Template\ Users\ Guide.pdf': No such > file or directory > > What have I missed? > > TIA, > > Rich > >
