link_to file with whitespaces in name

Question

How should I link to a file in my Rails public folder, if the filename has spaces in it? i.e.:

<%=link_to 'Download my file', root_url + "files/my file.zip"%>

Answer 1

You can use URI.escape it will take care of escaping the string for you.

URI.escape("files/my file.zip")
=> "files/my%20file.zip"