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Joe Cola
Asked: 2020-06-02 03:59:25 +0800 CST

how to create multi file with touch and using spaces?

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I want to create multiple file creation with touch, but I am constrained by space, because I want to use space in my files like this

1 Joe Arnold 
2 lucky man 
3 directory lib

I try like this

touch 1 joe arnold

after I execute it, the command has 3 files (1, joe, arnold)

help please

bash

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Use double quote ("), enclosing characters in double quotes preserves the literal value of all characters within the quotes.

    $ touch "1 Joe Arnold"
$ ls
'1 Joe Arnold'

    You may want to read bash manual regarding double quotes.

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