scp'ing files with spaces

[Joseph C. Lininger]

You have two options. Either escape the spaces like this:

scp user at host/path/to/this\ is\ the\ file

Or, surround the file name in quotes, like this:

scp user at host/path/to/"this is the file"
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From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths at lava-net.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 12:50 AM
Subject: scp'ing files with spaces


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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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