Backslash spaces in windows'path

[epanda]

Hi,


I would like to avoid to backslash all spaces when I have to use
windows path.

eg : DirDiff c:\user\Documents\ and\ settings

Can I avoid to put backslahes ?
Thank you

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[Andy Wokula]

Am 08.03.2010 19:50, schrieb epanda:
I would like to avoid to backslash all spaces when I have to use
> windows path.
>
> eg : DirDiff c:\user\Documents\ and\ settings
>
> Can I avoid to put backslahes ?

What's the notation you would like to use instead?

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[epanda]

On 8 mar, 19:55, Andy Wokula <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Am 08.03.2010 19:50, schrieb epanda:
> I would like to avoid to backslash all spaces when I have to use
>
> > windows path.
>
> > eg : DirDiff c:\user\Documents\ and\ settings
>
> > Can I avoid to put backslahes ?
>
> What's the notation you would like to use instead?
>
> --
> Andy

c:\user\Documents and settings or  c:/user/Documents and settings

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[Andy Wokula]

Am 08.03.2010 20:22, schrieb epanda:

>
>
> On 8 mar, 19:55, Andy Wokula<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>> Am 08.03.2010 19:50, schrieb epanda:
>> I would like to avoid to backslash all spaces when I have to use
>>
>>> windows path.
>>
>>> eg : DirDiff c:\user\Documents\ and\ settings
>>
>>> Can I avoid to put backslahes ?
>>
>> What's the notation you would like to use instead?
>
> c:\user\Documents and settings or  c:/user/Documents and settings

The :edit command, for example, doesn't require a backslash before a
space.

but :DirDiff (the one I know from the plugin), on the other hand, does,
because it requires at least two arguments which are separated by
spaces.  I don't need to type the backslashes, because the <Tab> key
inserts them for me:
     :DirDiff c:\user\Doc<Tab>
->
     :DirDiff c:\user\Documents\ and\ settings
(or similar).

So, actually, where is the problem?

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[epanda]

Problem is windows. :)

When I want to do a readfile I have to name paths like that :

c:\\my\ path\ with\ spaces\\mySubPath

And it makes me doing double of writing work.

It is a little annoying.
:)

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[Christian Brabandt]

Hi epanda!

On Mo, 08 Mär 2010, epanda wrote:

> When I want to do a readfile I have to name paths like that :
>
> c:\\my\ path\ with\ spaces\\mySubPath
>
> And it makes me doing double of writing work.
>
> It is a little annoying.

I don't see your problem. I can do:
:let a=readfile('C:\Program Files\vim\vimfiles\plugin\DirDiff.vim')

(Unfortunately, readfile does not complete file names, so I neede to
paste it. But it works, while using " does not work:
:let a=readfile('C:\Program Files\vim\vimfiles\plugin\DirDiff.vim')
returns: E484 Can't open file…

So try to use single apostrophes.

Maybe setting shellslash could also work for you (see :h 'ssl')


Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Christian
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[epanda]

ok I will use it.
Thank you christian

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[Tony Mechelynck]

On 08/03/10 19:50, epanda wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
> I would like to avoid to backslash all spaces when I have to use
> windows path.
>
> eg : DirDiff c:\user\Documents\ and\ settings
>
> Can I avoid to put backslahes ?
> Thank you
>

Even if Bill Gates & Co. document them badly (maybe they want to
"deprecate" them?), on FAT systems 8.3 "Dos-like" paths are still
usable... and useful:

        :DirDiff C:/user/DOCUME~1

or for

        C:\My Long Path With Spaces\My Subpath\My File With Spaces.txt

you can use something like

        C:/MYLONG~1/MYSUBP~1/MYFILE~1.TXT

See ":help filename-modifiers" and in particular the :8 modifier. (The
~1 ~2 etc. ending is assigned for unicity, so if there are siblings
whose first six 8.3-compatible characters are identical it could be
other than ~1)


Best regards,
Tony.
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