Re: [PATCH 2.6] Remove spaces from PCI IDE pci_driver.name field

From: Lee Revell
Date: Tue Aug 10 2004 - 12:17:03 EST


On Tue, 2004-08-10 at 12:52, V13 wrote:
> On Tuesday 10 August 2004 19:13, Lee Revell wrote:
> > On Tue, 2004-08-10 at 11:57, Tomas Szepe wrote:
> > > Sure, but while with a GUI you can click on almost anything, on the
> > > command line spaces in filenames have always been a real pain in
> > > the ass, so let's not pretend otherwise.
> >
> > Ever heard of tab completion? Think of it as click for the command
> > line.
> >
> > Seriously, do you really *prefer* filenames like
> > Foo_Bar-Baa_Baaz_Quux.mp3?
>
> Anyone that writes scripts prefers filenames without spaces. It simplifies
> scripts *and* typing a lot.
>
> Card\ 01
> Card\ 02
> Cardinal
>
> Now we have to write: cd Ca<tab>\ <tab>1<tab/space>

Eh, anyone who writes perl scripts on the command line doesn't mind
surrounding an expression in quotes.

Lee

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