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		emillon on June 26, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Understanding the linux filesystem (/etc, /var, /b... You can quote the space: `mkdir x\ y cd x' 'y` (or the entire part: cd 'x y')

quackerhacker on June 26, 2013 [–]

Yup, that's what I do too, or %20 if its a url

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