Passing arguments with embeded spaces to perl scripts

saldoman has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

How can I get perl do deal with directories with spaces in the name of the directory. For instance I need to give my script an argument on which directory to work in, but if the name has a space in it I get a stat error message.

20050516 Edit by castaway: Changed title from 'windows directories'

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Re: Passing arguments with embeded spaces to perl scripts by sweetblood (Prior) on May 11, 2005 at 18:37 UTC
You'll need to quote your arguments that contain spaces. This is a shell issue though, you'd have to do the same for any command ie: `dir \"program files" or perl myscript.pl "some dir with spaces" "some other dir"` [download] HTH Sweetblood	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Passing arguments with embeded spaces to perl scripts by Fletch (Bishop) on May 11, 2005 at 18:30 UTC
Well, judging by your sample code . . . oh, never mind. Hint: Post the code and the exact error you're getting. Noting the OS would also be helpful. Having said that, I'm going to bet it's a shell quoting problem and not perl.	[reply]