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minus-squarecally [he/they]@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·3 days agonot sure why the default behavior is this: file\ name\ with\ a\ bunch\ of\ spaces instead of this: "file name with a bunch of spaces" but you can just press " before pressing tab to auto-complete, and it will use the 2nd form
minus-squarekilleronthecorner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoBecause quoting requires token expansion (e.g. ~ to /home/you). Escaping gives you a much shorter path in that case. That said I’m with you, full quoted paths read better to me.
not sure why the default behavior is this:
file\ name\ with\ a\ bunch\ of\ spacesinstead of this:
"file name with a bunch of spaces"but you can just press
"before pressing tab to auto-complete, and it will use the 2nd formBecause quoting requires token expansion (e.g. ~ to /home/you). Escaping gives you a much shorter path in that case.
That said I’m with you, full quoted paths read better to me.