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bashfilenamesquoting

Bash - parentheses quoting filename doesn't work

I can't quote the name whatever I do.

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I noticed that ' is replaced somehow to ` when bash complains.

In the same time I can open file using nautilus.

Any ideas?

Solution

  • The quotes are just part of the message, not the filename. Try echo *.dbf | xxd to see the exact character codes (The first character might be P as well as Cyrillic R etc., or there might be an invisible character somewhere.)