bashrc script not accepting space in directory name
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Published on 2014-08-23T04:14:47Z
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I have added a variable at the end of my ~/.basrc file :
export xyz = /home/faizal/DEV/ADT workspace/xyz
But if i open a new terminal, i get the error :
bash: export: 'workspace/xyz': not a valid identifier
So i try a variety of alternatives :
export xyz=/home/faizal/DEV/ADT\ workspace/xyz
export xyz="/home/faizal/DEV/ADT workspace/xyz"
export xyz="/home/faizal/DEV/ADT\ workspace/xyz"
export xyz='/home/faizal/DEV/ADT workspace/xyz'
export xyz='/home/faizal/DEV/ADT\ workspace/xyz'
They all give me the error when i try cd $xyz:
bash: cd: /home/faizal/DEV/ADT: No such file or directory
What am i doing wrong?
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