Re: Basename bug with directory spaces

[John Cowan]

address@hidden scripsit:

> For example:
> 
> cd /home/ben/My\ Stuff
> basename $PWD

That's because $PWD is expanded into

        /home/ben/My Stuff

by the shell, which is interpreted as two arguments: basename processes
only the first one.  Try this:

$ basename "$PWD"
My Stuff
$

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