How do I change directory to a directory named for example:"Labview data" in unix?

I thought it was cd Labview_data but I suppose that literally means
you have a directory named "Labview_data"...

thanks!

Hi,

I assume it tells you "too many arguments" with the space.

Try:
cd Labview*

The * means that Unix will autocomplete the directory.

This seems to work, here is a small screenshot:
http://membres.lycos.fr/dbky/endo/labview.jpg

I hope this answers your question, if you need any more help please do
not hesitate to ask.

Thank you for using Google Answers.

Regards,
endo

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Request for Answer Clarification by astrokoala-ga on 24 Nov 2003 11:53 PST

I think it will work.  But what if I have "Labview data" and "labview
data2" as two separate directories?

thanks!

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Clarification of Answer by endo-ga on 24 Nov 2003 12:16 PST

Hi,

Then you need to "espace" the space character and type the whole directory name.

e.g.:
cd labview\ data2

If you need any more help please do not hesitate to ask.

Thanks.
endo

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Clarification of Answer by endo-ga on 24 Nov 2003 12:17 PST

Sorry I meant "escape the space character with a backslash", instead
of what is currently in quotes.

Thanks.
endo

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Clarification of Answer by endo-ga on 24 Nov 2003 12:38 PST

Using quotes around the directory works as well.
e.g. cd "labview data"

Thanks.
endo

Great! thanks!!