[PLUG] When is it necessary to escape spaces in file names?

[Louis Kowolowski]

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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