How do I deal with spaces in pathnames when sharing variables to bash?

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This is the variable output when the target path is /Users/will/Dropbox/the zettelkasten. I've tried single and double quoting and substituting the space between the and zettelkasten with a %20, but nothing helps. Do I have to remove the space in the $KMVAR_zettelkastenDirectory used in my bash script?

As an afterthought, might there be an easier way of dealing with this?

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Output of the tmp variable.

/var/folders/p2/rqq4bs5555l3w0264l1wkkgw0000gn/T/Keyboard-Maestro-Script-7192AB26-61CC-4CE2-924A-1E863B14A830: line 1: cd: "/Users/will/Dropbox/the: No such file or directory
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2

I suppose I should test my ideas before I reply, but have you tried putting double quotes either in the first action or the second action? My guess is that either will solve your problem.

3

Yes, should work with something like:

cd "$KMVAR_zettelkastenDirectory"

I think.

4

That did it. Putting the double quotes in the script instead of the Keyboard Maestro variable was key.

Thanks to both of you.

5

You are right. It will only work in the second action.

Quotes in shell scripts can get very complicated. This was an easy case, and I still wasn't 100% right.