title: Bash variables with spaces
body: <p>I'm facing the next problem in MinGW shell under windows. I have in my <code>/etc/profile</code> the expression:</p>
  
  <pre><code>export GIT_SSH="/c/Program Files/TortoiseGit/bin/TortoisePlink.exe"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This doesn't work when I use <code>git fetch</code> on the local repository. But if I do it like this (old DOS way), it works:</p>
  
  <pre><code>export GIT_SSH="/c/Progra~1/TortoiseGit/bin/TortoisePlink.exe"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>My question is:</p>
  
  <p>How can I make it work using spaces in the variable? </p>
  
  <p>For testing purpose you can simulate something like this (any example is good):</p>
  
  <pre><code>export VAR="/c/Program Files/TortoiseGit/bin/TortoisePlink.exe"
  # and try to execute like this
  $VAR
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there a solution for this (other than the previous mentioned)?</p>