How to create file names containing spaces when using brace expansion?

Question

If this command:

touch Test{1..3}.txt

Allows me to create:

• Test1.txt
• Test2.txt
• Test3.txt

What syntax would I need in order to batch create files containing a space in the file names?

For example:

• Test 1.txt
• Test 2.txt
• Test 3.txt

Obviously, I can create files with spaces individually with no problem just by using quotation marks (see below) but, for some reason, I don't seem to be able to do the same thing when using brace expansion:

touch "Test 1.txt"

So far, I have tried the following but with no success:

touch "Test {1..3}.txt"

Is there a problem with my syntax or is this just not possible with brace expansion?

Answer 1

Quote the space:

touch Test" "{1..3}.txt
touch Test' '{1..3}.txt
touch "Test "{1..3}.txt
touch 'Test '{1..3}.txt
touch Test\ {1..3}.txt

All the above work correctly.

Answer 2

What you can try is something like:

touch Test\ {1..3}.txt

When other ways of escape char do not work back slash may work :)