Thread: blank space in directory name giving errors

hi have many directories have blank space in names.i have scripts run on them.
here example script

code:

    #!/bin/bash      docid='/home/deel/pdf/rant/spr 2008 shree rose visheshank'      p=1      while [ $p -lt 117 ];      cp $docid/$p.pdf ./      p=$p+1      done

upon executing above script error

code:

    cp: cannot stat `/home/deel/pdf/rant/spr': no such file or directory      cp: cannot stat `2008': no such file or directory      cp: cannot stat `shree': no such file or directory      cp: cannot stat `rose': no such file or directory      cp: cannot stat `visheshank/1.pdf': no such file or directory      ./d2.sh: line 5: [: 1+1: integer expression expected

what changes suggest can take blank space in directory names.i have tried using double quotes "" results same.

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code:

#!/bin/bash    docid='/home/deel/pdf/rant/spr 2008 shree rose visheshank'  p=1    while (( p < 117 ));      cp -- "$docid/$p.pdf" ./      ((p++))  done

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