Give this a try

> string somevariable="somediretory/somesubdirectory/some\ directory\
   with\ spaces/*"

string somevariable="somediretory/somesubdirectory/some directory with
spaces/*"

> cp $somevarable $somedestination

cp "$somevarable" $somedestination



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