The only reason I can think of is if there is a ‘\’ that is part of the name, in which case you would escape it by adding another ‘\’ (\\)
> On Sep 2, 2015, at 4:13 PM, Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks. > > No escape characters in file names. > > Are there instances where adding the backslash to escape a space gets > interpreted as part of the name rather than processed as an escape? > > -Denis > > -Denis > On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Louis Kowolowski <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > >> 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] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> Cryptomonkeys: >> http://www.cryptomonkeys.com/ <http://www.cryptomonkeys.com/> >> <http://www.cryptomonkeys.com/ <http://www.cryptomonkeys.com/>> >> >> Making life more interesting for people since 1977 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> <http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug> >> > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > <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
