Re: modern Applicard

["Jeff Blakeney" <jeff.blakeney@a2central.com.remove-zrg-this>]

  To: Alex Freed
On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 16:21:13 -0800, Alex Freed wrote:

> a2retro wrote:
> 
>> Re file names, I have been gently reminded of that by others and even 
>> thought it myself after I had already posted it. On the flip side you 
>> can always rename the file after the fact to what ever suits your 
>> situation.
>> 
>> mv "Applicard OEM Manual.zip" Applicard_OEM_Manual.zip
> 
> Sure this works if you escape the spaces with "\ " or use TAB to let
> the shell do it for you. At least works with bash.

Are spaces illegal characters in filenames under UNIX?  If so, how do
you get a file with spaces stored on your machine in the first place.
Pretty much all the software I've used on both my Apple IIs and my PCs
that encounter names with illegal characters for the operating system
will either automatically replace them with legal characters or ask the
user to edit the name before saving the name.

> My point is that the LINK to a file that contains spaces is not directly 
> usable.
> Just a minor issue.

If he wanted to keep the spaces in the filename, he could have also
replaced the spaces in the link with "%20".