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cmcanulty

Member

From: Beulah, Michigan

Registered: 2014-05-10

Posts: 282

keyboard shortcut

I have tried putting quotes everywhere to escape the space in his folder name. I am trying to make a keyboard shortcut to a directory with a space in the name and nothing works. Here is the latest quote i have tries. Any suggestions?
catfish--path="/Home/cmcanulty/Documents/Chess pdf" as ctl super C
I use that command for other folders without spaces and they work for example
catfish --path=/Home/cmcanulty/Documents/Music  as ctl super B

eriefisher

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From: ON, Canada

Registered: 2008-10-25

Posts: 962

Re: keyboard shortcut

Try just escaping just the file/folder name rather than the entire path. I avoid multi word file/folder by using a "-" if needed.

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cmcanulty

Member

From: Beulah, Michigan

Registered: 2014-05-10

Posts: 282

Re: keyboard shortcut

Reply I have tried " around the entire path and also " around just the folder with a space and both say no such folder here is the path to the location
/home/cmcanulty/Documents/Chess/Chess pdf
so  I tried
catfish--path="/home/cmcanulty/Documents/Chess/"Chess pdf"
and
catfish--path=/home/cmcanulty/Documents/Chess/Chess pdf"
I can't send an error screenshot as the error disappears as soon as I click screenshot
neither works it just says error no such path or directory

eriefisher

Wanderer

From: ON, Canada

Registered: 2008-10-25

Posts: 962

Re: keyboard shortcut

Another couple of thoughts, you know the path can you just add the "-" in Chess pdf?

Also try single quotes 'Chess pdf'

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But it's all right, when you're all in pain and you feel the rain come down
It's alright, when you find your way, then you see it disappear
It's alright....
Chris Cornell

kwizzz

Member

Registered: 2024-11-10

Posts: 50

Re: keyboard shortcut

Reply I have tried " around the entire path and also " around just the folder with a space and both say no such folder here is the path to the location
/home/cmcanulty/Documents/Chess/Chess pdf
so  I tried
catfish--path="/home/cmcanulty/Documents/Chess/"Chess pdf"
and
catfish--path=/home/cmcanulty/Documents/Chess/Chess pdf"
I can't send an error screenshot as the error disappears as soon as I click screenshot
neither works it just says error no such path or directory

Are you sure that you have a space between `catfish` and `--path`?  As `catfish--path` would result in the error message that you described.

Try

catfish --path='/home/cmcanulty/Documents/Chess/Chess pdf'

cmcanulty

Member

From: Beulah, Michigan

Registered: 2014-05-10

Posts: 282

Re: keyboard shortcut

that worked but the strange thing is it lists it as  ctl super L even though my c  key works fine and ctl super c opens it! weird  what a stupid mistake I was doing, thanks