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{SOLVED} how How do I delete files with spaces in them in bash script?

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oldname='filewith--lotsofspacesand____-----__&&???*#$$LSD----inthename(3).mp3'
echo 'filewith--lotsofspacesand____-----&&???*#$$LSD----inthename(3).mp3' 'the hole name now is that ' filewith--lotsofspacesand____-----&&???*#$$LSD----inthename(3).mp3 the hole name now is that

echo

echo 'calling rm' 'filewith--lotsofspacesand____-----&&???*#$$LSD----inthename(3).mp3""' calling rm filewith--lotsofspacesand____-----&&???*#$$LSD----inthename(3).mp3""

rm 'filewith--lotsofspacesand____-----&&???*#$$LSD----inthename(3).mp3' rm: cannot remove `filewith--lotsofspacesand____-----&&???*#$$LSD----inthename(3).mp3': No such file or directory

echo

filewith--lotsofspacesand____-----__&&???*#$$LSD----inthename(3)

filewith--lotsofspacesand____-----__&&???*#$$LSD----inthename(3).mp3

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