scp'ing files with spaces

[Igor Gueths]

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Hi all. I think I remember doing this once, however can't seem to get 
the syntax quite right. I am trying to scp 1 file from remote machine to 
local machine...What I am trying to copy is a directory tree on the 
remote machine and have it created within my current directory. The 
syntax I have been trying is something like:
scp user at host:"/path/to/this is the file" .
And yes I know I forgot the -r option above, however since I am typing 
this from a Putty terminal its more trouble than its worth to correct 
the message since I can't see what I am typing. Another quoting variant 
I trie dwas:
scp "user at host:/path/to/this is the file" .
Those quoting variants don't seem to be working...What scp ends up doing 
is streating the individual words that make up filename to be 2 
different files. Does anyone know the correct quoting variant to use so 
that scp will interpret it properly? Thanks!
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