Bash, IF file exists then, 'spaces' trouble

[Chiefahol]

Hi

I'm looking for a way to check if a filename exists inside a bash file:

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filename= "some file.txt"
if [ -e $filename ]
then 
	somefunction
else 
	echo " "; echo "ERROR: File not found! Returning..."; sleep 2;
fi

This code works EXCEPT when the file name has a space in it. When the file name has a space I get:

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filetool.sh: 79: [: some: unexpected operator

How can i make this code also process file names that have spaces?

Any help appreciated.

[Chiefahol]

Probably also worth noting i'm using Mint 17.1 with the default bash compiler.

[Pilosopong Tasyo]

Moved to Scripts & Bash forum.

String variables need to be quoted as well, especially when spaces are involved:

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$filename

versus

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"$filename"

[Chiefahol]

thanks that worked