[PLUG] When is it necessary to escape spaces in file names?
neil at aliens.la
neil at aliens.la
Thu Sep 3 00:51:19 UTC 2015
have you tried using tab complete to get the right file name.
On 2015-09-02 15:36, Louis Kowolowski wrote:
> You should be able to use either one, but quoting may be easier, or
> get you going faster.
> Something like:
> rsync -aPS foo user at host:”/path/to/dir with spaces/“
> should work. Likewise,
> rsync -aPS foo user at host:/path/to/dir\ with\ spaces/
> should also work
>
> It gets more complicated if there are escape characters in the
> directory or file name. Hopefully that isn’t happening.
>
>
>> On Sep 2, 2015, at 3:11 PM, Denis Heidtmann
>> <denis.heidtmann at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am trying to set up dirvish for local backup. One file, VirtualBox
>> VMs,
>> presents the subject question. In dirvish, the name will appear in
>> two
>> places: The exclude: entry in the default.conf file for the backup of
>> all
>> of home, and in the tree: entry in the default.conf file for the
>> backup
>> of VirtualBox VMs
>>
>> I can run a bunch of tests, but I would like some understanding when
>> escaping the space is needed. Should I be using the backslash or
>> double
>> quotes?
>>
>> I have looked at the documents for rsync, which dirvish uses, but it
>> is too
>> dense for my soft head.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Denis
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