Re: [boost] [filesystem] basic_path::operator>> issue for paths with spaces

Scott McMurray wrote:

On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 14:14, Johan Råde <rade@maths.lth.se> wrote:

That sounds good, but how would it handle paths with "s in them?

$ touch '"' $ rm '"' rm: remove regular empty file `"'? y $ touch '\' $ rm '\' rm: remove regular empty file `\\'? y

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I don't know. I only have experience with Windows, where spaces are common and "s are not allowed in path names. It is a common convention on Windows to surround paths, that contain spaces, by quotes. How is this problem handled on Unix? --Johan Råde