GNU bug report logs - #24620
26.0.50; In dired: 'dired-do-compress-to' fails when filenames cotains space characters

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: José L. Doménech <j_l_domenech <at> yahoo.com>

Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2016 07:07:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed, patch

Found in version 26.0.50

Fixed in version 26

Done: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 24620 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: José L. Doménech
 <domenechjosel <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 24620 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24620: 26.0.50;
 In dired: 'dired-do-compress-to' fails when filenames cotains
 space	characters
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:34:49 +0200

José L. Doménech <domenechjosel <at> gmail.com> writes:

Hi José,

> I wrote a little patch to get a workaround around dired having some
> trouble compressing files with space characters in its name (bug
> #24620).

Thanks for this!

> I am not sure if this will useful to someone. Please NOTE that I am
> using apostrophes to surround the file name's. While it works on my
> system (GNU/Linux) it could not work on other systems.

I believe it is better not to touch `dired-compress-files-alist'. Instead,
at places where "%i and %o are replaced, one shall call
`shell-quote-argument', as it is applied already in `dired-compress-file'.

> Best Regards:
> José L. Doménech

Best regards, Michael.
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