How to define a directory variable with '&' and spaces in the name?

[new2unix]

Hi,

What would be the right way to declare a variable, say, HOME_DIR, if the folder name has an '&' symbol and spaces? For example, here is the Windows folder I need to declare into a variable:

S:\Parent Folder\Parent 1 & Parent 2\Child


Thanks,

Mike

 

[raider2001]

Use single quotes like this:
$var = 'S:\Parent Folder\Parent 1 & Parent 2\Child';

 

[joedel142]

use the quote operator q{}:

$HOME_DIR=q{S:\Parent Folder\Parent 1 & Parent 2\Child};
print $HOME_DIR . "\n";