Can't open file?

[sptiamat]

suppose that someone has place into your account files from windows like Desktop My documents etc ..... the file my documents doesn't open.Is that why the name of the file has a backspace or not??? and how i could open this directory... when i try it says that isn't a directory


I am newbie at unix


Thanks

[smolloy]

Someone has put a file into your linux space that you would like to open? Is that right?

What sort of file is it?

Are you sure you're looking for it in the right place? I.e. where your friend put the file?

[sptiamat]

the file is "My Documents" it is directory. i see the directory i write
:cd My Documents
No such file or directory

[smolloy]

The space between "My" and "Documents" is the problem. Try typing "cd My" and then pressing the TAB button to get it to auto complete.

[sptiamat]

thanks a lot it worked

I am sorry for my english but it isn't my language

[smolloy]

thanks a lot it worked

I am sorry for my english but it isn't my language

No problem at all -- no need to apologise.

I'm glad I was able to help

Welcome to the forum!

EDIT:: By the way, if you rename the file to something with no spaces in it, it will be easier to open next time.

[genesus]

or if you decide to keep the spaces use a \ before the space so use the following command

cd My\ Documents

the \ allows you to use a space, or any other illegal character as part of a file or folder name. This is useful if you are accessing a few folders such as My Documents, My Pictures, &c.