Re: Opening/creating a filename with a space using the :e command?

On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 07:48:58AM -0800, delph367 wrote:
> I've tried searching for an answer on Google, but I keep getting tons of irrelevant results that have nothing to do with this topic.

> Here's a list of what I've tried:

> :e ~/File name

> E172: Only one file name allowed

> :e "~/File name"

> E32: No file name

> :e ~/"File name"

> "~/" Illegal file name

> I've also tried all three combinations with /home/username instead of the ~/ shortcut. It seems like no matter what I try, it just won't open a file name with a space in it.

> Do I need to do some kind of special escape sequence in order to open it, or is VIM just designed such that I can't do this?

no, not special, the most common, mundane escape sequence in all of
computerland:

:e ~/File\ name

should get you what you want.

sc

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