Problem facing in adding folder having space

Question

I have an unversioned folder "Data Files" in D:\test\prototype\AtlasTools\Transforms\SxS\src\ folder.

I need to add these folder using commandline. I used the following code to add:

for /f "usebackq tokens=2*" %i in (`svn status ^| findstr /r "^\?"`) do svn add "%i"

But it is showing error like "SxS\src\Data cannot be found. Actually my folder name is "Data Files".

How can I add a folder having space in it?

Ah ... the problems that people get themselves into with spaces in filenames. Just don't do it! — Stephen C, Sep 15 '09 at 07:11

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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Does it work if you enclose the folder name in quotes? (that's the entire pathname including the folder)

Apart from that, I tend to agree with Stephen C that spaces in folder names will, sooner or later, come back and bite you.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

Community

answered Sep 15 '09 at 07:18

pavium

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Great! So when the time comes to accept an answer, you'll know what to do, won't you? ;-D – pavium Sep 15 '09 at 08:13

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 15 '09 at 07:17

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Escape the space with a backslash.

or

If you want a directory with a name that has a space in it, such as "My Files" you need include the command in " ".

answered Sep 15 '09 at 07:17

rahul

how can i escape the space in for /f "usebackq tokens=2*" %i in (svn status ^| findstr /r "^\?") do svn add "%i" i am new to this type area.... – Sep 15 '09 at 08:02

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 15 '09 at 08:26

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for /f "usebackq tokens=2*" %i in (svn status ^| findstr /r "^\?") do svn add "%i %j"

this is the solution for this...

answered Sep 15 '09 at 08:26

Try doubling up the % so `%i` becomes `%%i`. I haven't tried this myself, but I found it here: http://stackoverflow.com/a/1073159/2085526 – nickiaconis Jun 13 '13 at 14:58

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