Re: trailing white spaces in datafile names (Linux)

From: <gareth_at_jamms.org>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:48:12 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <2bd0a893-75b5-4cfa-94fa-c4632d53460d_at_r24g2000vbp.googlegroups.com>

On 23 Feb, 16:36, NetComrade <netcomradeNS..._at_bookexchange.net> wrote:
> Did anyone ever have to fix an 'error' like that?
>
> They can easily be renamed in Oracle, but what to do on the OS?
>
> Thanks
> .......
> We run Oracle 9iR2,10gR2, 10g2RAC on RH4/RH5 and Solaris 10 (Sparc)
> We use RMAN and remote catalog for backups

Spaces in filenames are thoroughly evil, if you ask me. Anyway, enclose the filename in quotes ("):

$ mv "old filename with trailing space " new_filename_without_a_space

HTH -g Received on Mon Feb 23 2009 - 10:48:12 CST