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Why ~ does not expand in $ ./foo.sh?

MYPATH_TO=~"/Documents 2/temp"

echo ~

echo "$MYPATH_TO"

mkdir "$MYPATH_TO"

when run in /home/mint/Documents 2 creates /home/mint/Documents 2/~/Documents 2/temp (echo outputs /home/mint ~/Documents 2/temp). I have read Why doesn't the tilde (~) expand inside double quotes? and put ~ outside of quotes, still does not expand, why?

ADDED: it does not expand because it is quoted in mkdir, but then how to script if I expect both spaces and symbols like ~ in path?

ADDED 2:
when I tried mkdir w/out quotes:

MYPATH_TO=~"/Documents/temp"

mkdir $MYPATH_TO

I got error mkdir: cannot create directory ‘~/Documents/temp’: No such file or directory. Why? I have Documents in my home. I'm lost...

System: Linux Mint 19.2

bash

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Marisha

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  Use $HOME instead of ~; then you don't have to worry about expansion.
  
  – ajgringo619
  4 secs ago
  

  
  
  
  

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Why ~ does not expand in $ ./foo.sh?

MYPATH_TO=~"/Documents 2/temp"

echo ~

echo "$MYPATH_TO"

mkdir "$MYPATH_TO"

when run in /home/mint/Documents 2 creates /home/mint/Documents 2/~/Documents 2/temp (echo outputs /home/mint ~/Documents 2/temp). I have read Why doesn't the tilde (~) expand inside double quotes? and put ~ outside of quotes, still does not expand, why?

ADDED: it does not expand because it is quoted in mkdir, but then how to script if I expect both spaces and symbols like ~ in path?

ADDED 2:
when I tried mkdir w/out quotes:

MYPATH_TO=~"/Documents/temp"

mkdir $MYPATH_TO

I got error mkdir: cannot create directory ‘~/Documents/temp’: No such file or directory. Why? I have Documents in my home. I'm lost...

System: Linux Mint 19.2

bash

share|improve this question

edited 37 secs ago

Marisha

asked 26 mins ago

MarishaMarisha

15966 bronze badges

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Use $HOME instead of ~; then you don't have to worry about expansion.
  
  – ajgringo619
  4 secs ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment
 | 

Why ~ does not expand in $ ./foo.sh?

MYPATH_TO=~"/Documents 2/temp"

echo ~

echo "$MYPATH_TO"

mkdir "$MYPATH_TO"

when run in /home/mint/Documents 2 creates /home/mint/Documents 2/~/Documents 2/temp (echo outputs /home/mint ~/Documents 2/temp). I have read Why doesn't the tilde (~) expand inside double quotes? and put ~ outside of quotes, still does not expand, why?

ADDED: it does not expand because it is quoted in mkdir, but then how to script if I expect both spaces and symbols like ~ in path?

ADDED 2:
when I tried mkdir w/out quotes:

MYPATH_TO=~"/Documents/temp"

mkdir $MYPATH_TO

I got error mkdir: cannot create directory ‘~/Documents/temp’: No such file or directory. Why? I have Documents in my home. I'm lost...

System: Linux Mint 19.2

bash

share|improve this question

edited 37 secs ago

Marisha

asked 26 mins ago

MarishaMarisha

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MYPATH_TO=~"/Documents 2/temp"

echo ~

echo "$MYPATH_TO"

mkdir "$MYPATH_TO"

MYPATH_TO=~"/Documents/temp"

mkdir $MYPATH_TO

share|improve this question

edited 37 secs ago

Marisha

asked 26 mins ago

MarishaMarisha

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edited 37 secs ago

Marisha

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asked 26 mins ago

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asked 26 mins ago

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