Michael W. Lucas (2015-01-15 16:04 +0100): > I want to substitute a > multi-part path, which means I have to escape /. > > # tarsnap -xf etctest -s /^etc/var\/dr\/etc/p > tarsnap: Invalid replacement flag d > > How can I escape characters in -s? Or am I missing something?
The shell also interprets escaped characters. Have you tried \\/?
