[Bug 683189] [NEW] xdg-open fails with spaces in filename

Launchpad Bug Tracker 683189 at bugs.launchpad.net
Tue Jan 25 07:59:21 UTC 2011


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Binary package hint: xdg-utils

$ ls a\ b.pdf
a b.pdf
$ xdg-open a\ b.pdf

The above results in an attempt to open file "a" and file "b.pdf" with
evince, when one would expect it to open "a b.pdf" with evince.

This is on Ubuntu 10.10.

$ apt-cache policy xdg-utils 
xdg-utils:
  Installed: 1.0.2+cvs20100307-1
  Candidate: 1.0.2+cvs20100307-1
  Version table:
 *** 1.0.2+cvs20100307-1 0
        500 http://ftp.leg.uct.ac.za/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: xdg-utils 1.0.2+cvs20100307-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Nov 30 17:45:23 2010
Dependencies:
 
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_ZA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: xdg-utils

** Affects: xdg-utils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: xdg-utils (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: xdg-utils (Ubuntu Maverick)
     Importance: Low
         Status: Triaged

** Affects: xdg-utils (Debian)
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Fix Released


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maverick
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xdg-open fails with spaces in filename
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/683189
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