How to write a command if the path contains spaces

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zecn
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How to write a command if the path contains spaces

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I want to search for *. jpg files in the "C:\Program Files\SomeDir\" folder.
However, this path contains spaces and the result is empty.
So how to write this command?
void
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Re: How to write a command if the path contains spaces

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Everything.exe -s """"C:\Program Files\SomeDir\""" *.jpg"

Triple double quotes (""") = single literal quote (")
Don't forget to use quotes to also escape spaces.

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With Everything 1.5:

Everything.exe -s* "C:\Program Files\SomeDir\" *.jpg
void
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Re: How to write a command if the path contains spaces

Post by void »

If you're not using the command line and just setting the search, please use double quotes to escape the spaces:

Search for:

"C:\Program Files\SomeDir\" *.jpg
zecn
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Re: How to write a command if the path contains spaces

Post by zecn »

Thank you for giving me such a detailed answer! ^-^
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