> Why if I want to use smbclient I have to specify \\\\host\\\service.
> If I try \\host\service I get the following error:
> \hostservice: Not enough '\' characters in service
>  ^^^^^^^^^^^
> It does not even put "\" between host and service.

correct.  Welcome to shell quoting.

> The strange thing is \\\\host\\\service works.

\\ dequotes to '\'
\s dequotes to 's'
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