--- a/UnixOperatingSystem.st	Mon Feb 10 18:48:40 2003 +0100
+++ b/UnixOperatingSystem.st	Mon Feb 10 19:59:55 2003 +0100
@@ -4224,7 +4224,7 @@
     "copy the directory named 'sourcePathName' and all contained files/directories to 'destination'.
      Return true if successful."
 
-    ^ self executeCommand:('cp -rf ' , sourcePathName, ' ', destination)
+    ^ self executeCommand:('cp -rf "' , sourcePathName, '" "', destination , '"')
 
     "Modified: / 5.6.1998 / 18:33:57 / cg"
 !
@@ -4233,7 +4233,7 @@
     "remove the directory named 'fullPathName' and all contained files/directories.
      Return true if successful."
 
-    ^ self executeCommand:('rm -rf ' , fullPathName)
+    ^ self executeCommand:('rm -rf "' , fullPathName , '"')
 
     "
      OperatingSystem recursiveCreateDirectory:'foo/bar/baz'
@@ -10592,7 +10592,7 @@
 !UnixOperatingSystem::FilePointerHandle class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/UnixOperatingSystem.st,v 1.139 2003-02-04 11:23:09 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/UnixOperatingSystem.st,v 1.140 2003-02-10 18:59:55 cg Exp $'
 ! !
 
 !UnixOperatingSystem::FilePointerHandle methodsFor:'release'!
@@ -12260,7 +12260,7 @@
 !UnixOperatingSystem class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/UnixOperatingSystem.st,v 1.139 2003-02-04 11:23:09 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/UnixOperatingSystem.st,v 1.140 2003-02-10 18:59:55 cg Exp $'
 ! !
 
 UnixOperatingSystem initialize!