From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756709AbZAHH5c (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Jan 2009 02:57:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753371AbZAHH5Y (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Jan 2009 02:57:24 -0500 Received: from pfepb.post.tele.dk ([195.41.46.236]:36875 "EHLO pfepb.post.tele.dk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753346AbZAHH5X (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Jan 2009 02:57:23 -0500 Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 08:59:01 +0100 From: Sam Ravnborg To: Rob Landley Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Spaces in filenames in gen_initramfs_list.sh/gen_init_cpio.c? Message-ID: <20090108075901.GB14179@uranus.ravnborg.org> References: <200901071656.18802.rob@landley.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200901071656.18802.rob@landley.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 04:56:18PM -0600, Rob Landley wrote: > What do I do if I have a space in a filename that I want to put into an > initramfs? (Or a space in the source argument of "file" entries or the > redirect argument of "slink" entries?) > > I don't see any kind of quoting or escape syntax, has anybody planned one or > should I go write something myself? I have not seen anything addressing this - please go ahead. Sam