creating dir with spaces via `system call`

gagz · Jul 12, 2005

just trying to run `mkdir c:\\documents and settings`;

i can't get it to create dir's with spaces... any advice?

PaulTEG · Jul 12, 2005

Code:

$dir="C:/Documents and Settings";
mkdir $dir;

You may need to concern yourself with changing drives
HTH
--Paul

cigless ...

missbarbell · Jul 18, 2005

Any reason why you're not using the Perl core module, File:

ath [1] and its mkpath() function? It gives you a lot more control over the directory creation.

Code:

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;

use File::Path;
my $dir='C:\Documents and Settings';
mkpath($dir);

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Barbie
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