Weird filenames in bash shell

Hi,
I installed qt_tools, a nice command line app to convert files.
The only problem is that it doesn't respect the target name I give him, like in this example:
ibook-g4-di-flapane:~/Desktop flapane$ qt_export Daniele\ Silvestri\ -\ Faccia\ di\ velluto.mp3 Daniele\ Silvestri\ -\ Faccia\ di\ vellutoNEW.mp3
+
+ exporter subtype : mp3
+ exporter mfr : PYEh
+
+ duration : all
+ video : off
+
+ audio : off
+
# progress: (012:000) 0.00% Daniele Silvestri - Faccia di velluto.mp3 --> Daniele Silvestri - Faccia di vellutoNEW.mp3
and so on...
BUT the result file I have will be Daniele Silvestri - Faccia di#0 and not Daniele Silvestri - Faccia di vellutoNEW.mp3
This doesnt happen if using the classical lame commandline program.
I am sure it depends from SPACE characters, isn't it?
Do you have any hints?

flapane wrote:
@clea
I agree with you, you can browse the source from the link i posted above, I wrote to the developer and I hope he will answer me soon.
I'd be interested to know how the developer responds - the same issue is very annoying in the osxutils package which appears not to have been updated/active for quite a while. Would definitely like to know a fix!
The workaround could work, but if you convert a lot of mp3, it could be a not-very-elegant solution, as you already said. I also tought to the perl function rename($a,$b), but I didn't get how to obtain a proper script, atm.
You are way ahead of me already, I'm afraid. I agree the work around is inelegant. I just know I can't personally offer a source code fix and it is all I can come up with right now - other than using shorter names, of course.
- cfr

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