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Subject: Re: [9fans] spaces in file/dir names? (and acme)?
From: Geoff Collyer <geoff@collyer.net>
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Date: Wed,  5 Jun 2002 11:39:57 -0700
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> [...] and have people who want to uses spaces in file names go through
> a little extra work to use these tools

I think the real problem is that people who *don't* want to use spaces
(or other odd characters) in file names have to do extra work to cope
with files created by those who do want to use spaces.  and as rog and
others observed more clearly, shell and acme quoting are the least of
the problems.  I too was relieved upon first reading intro(2) to see
whitespace in file names banned.