Bash script argument with spaces

Question

I'm trying to use a Torrent-Video-Player script, but it doesn't work with files that contain spaces. This is a Nautilus script.

#!/bin/bash
xterm -e "peerflix "$1" --vlc"

"test.torrent" → OK
"test test.torrent" → Unable to test execvp peerflix: no such file or directory found

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melkir Apr 21 14 at 19:40

1 answer

R Sahu · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-21T19:45:35+0000

Change the line

xterm -e "peerflix "$1" --vlc"

to

xterm -e "peerflix '$1' --vlc"

or

xterm -e "peerflix \"$1\" --vlc"

The first form is equivalent:

xterm -e "peerflix " $1 " --vlc"

This is not what you expected.