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    <p>I have a file with a name something like: <code>/path/to/file/dir with spaces/mytiff-?.tif</code>. In irb I try both the following:</p> <pre><code>open("/path/to/file/dir with spaces/mytiff-?.tif", 'rb') File.open("/path/to/file/dir with spaces/mytiff-?.tif", 'rb') </code></pre> <p>And I'm getting an error:</p> <pre><code>Errno::ENOENT: No such file or directory. </code></pre> <p>I've also tried replacing the <code>?</code> with <code>\?</code> in the string.</p> <p>I'm using ruby 2.0.0. File is network drive (CIFS), client is a mac (lion). </p> <p><strong>Update</strong></p> <p>Thanks for the help. The problem is still not solved. </p> <pre><code>$ ls "/Volumes/rmrpp/MLP Library/Bridgland 1927 - North Saskatchewan/Stations/420/Repeat Masters/" HIG2008_B27_420-100.tif HIG2008_B27_420-90.tif HIG2008_B27_420-92.tif HIG2008_B27_420-94.tif HIG2008_B27_420-96.tif HIG2008_B27_420-98.tif HIG2008_B27_420-?.tif HIG2008_B27_420-101.tif HIG2008_B27_420-91.tif HIG2008_B27_420-93.tif HIG2008_B27_420-95.tif HIG2008_B27_420-97.tif HIG2008_B27_420-99.tif $ irb 1.9.3p194 :001 &gt; t = File.open("/Volumes/rmrpp/MLP Library/Bridgland 1927 - North Saskatchewan/Stations/420/Repeat Masters/HIG2008_B27_420-?.tif",'rb'); nil Errno::ENOENT: No such file or directory - /Volumes/rmrpp/MLP Library/Bridgland 1927 - North Saskatchewan/Stations/420/Repeat Masters/HIG2008_B27_420-?.tif from (irb):1:in `initialize' from (irb):1:in `open' from (irb):1 from /Users/mlp/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p194/bin/irb:16:in `&lt;main&gt;' 1.9.3p194 :002 &gt; t = File.open("/Volumes/rmrpp/MLP Library/Bridgland 1927 - North Saskatchewan/Stations/420/Repeat Masters/HIG2008_B27_420-98.tif",'rb'); nil =&gt; nil 1.9.3p194 :003 &gt; t.size =&gt; 50124180 </code></pre> <p>As you can see, the file exists (I'm listing it in bash). I go into irb and try to read the file as a binary. The file path is quoted. It fails. I try another file from the same directory and it works.</p> <p>I think @mu_is_too_short is correct. Maybe the ? isn't a question mark at all. The only viable solution I can think of is to manually rename the files with the mystery question mark. Any other ideas?</p>
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    1. CODon't try to read .tif files using `r` mode. That is going to read a binary file as text. Instead use `rb` mode to read it as binary.
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    2. COAre you sure that's a `?` and not some other character that you terminal (or whatever) doesn't know how to display?
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    3. COI created a file with a `-?` and can can write and read to it with no problem.
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