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

[Louis Kowolowski]

The only reason I can think of is if there is a ‘\’ that is part of the name, in which case you would escape it by adding another ‘\’ (\\)


> On Sep 2, 2015, at 4:13 PM, Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtmann at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> No escape characters in file names.
> 
> Are there instances where adding the backslash to escape a space gets
> interpreted as part of the name rather than processed as an escape?
> 
> -Denis
> 
> -Denis
> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Louis Kowolowski <louisk at cryptomonkeys.org <mailto:louisk at cryptomonkeys.org>>
> 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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