You should be able to use either one, but quoting may be easier, or get you going faster. Something like: rsync -aPS foo user@host:”/path/to/dir with spaces/“ should work. Likewise, rsync -aPS foo user@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 <[email protected]> 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 > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug -- Louis Kowolowski [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Cryptomonkeys: http://www.cryptomonkeys.com/ <http://www.cryptomonkeys.com/> Making life more interesting for people since 1977 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
