Porteus

Posted: **31 Oct 2017, 18:44**

Hi all!

I've added a line to /etc/changes-exit.conf to avoid saving cache from palemoon at shutdown -- using changes=EXIT: in the command line.

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!/home/guest/.cache/moonchild productions

The issue is the folder isn't deleted. I've tried with different directory names and it seems Porteus doesn't delete them when there are spaces in their names.

Something alike happens if you add a line like this to /etc/changes-exit.conf -- though it's an unusual case I think.

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/root/My files

In this case the folder isn't saved between sessions.

Any idea?

Regards,

Posted: **31 Oct 2017, 20:32**

Try using a "?" in place of the " ".

Other options that should work are:
using an "*" in place of the " ".
putting quotes around the name with spaces.

This posting may help: Re: How to delete files? Files with spaces in their names. (Post by Ed_P #28192)

Posted: **01 Nov 2017, 13:31**

Hi Ed,

These do the job:

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# /etc/changes-exit.conf
!/home/guest/.cache/moonchild?productions
!/home/guest/.cache/moonchild*productions

But these don't:

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# /etc/changes-exit.conf
!/"home/guest/.cache/moonchild productions"
!/home/guest/.cache/moonchild\ productions

It seems a matter of word splitting. Using wildcards to replace blank spaces in dirnames are a simple an effective way to work it out.

I've followed the link you've suggested. Interesting. It goes into another issue -- that is how to permanently delete files in the aufs filesystem. But that's another post I think.

Thank you!

Porteus

dirnames with spaces in changes-exit.conf

dirnames with spaces in changes-exit.conf

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dirnames with spaces in changes-exit.conf