On 16/04/2008, dirk.heinrichs.ext@(protected):
> Am Mittwoch, den 16.04.2008, 15:06 +0100 schrieb ext Mick:
>
>
> > I was trying to scp a file which had spaces in its name; e.g.
> >
> > This\ is\ the\ name\ of\ it.txt

> I tried it in my zsh, with TAB-completion (means: I typed "scp
> remote_host:~/Fil<tab>"), and it gives this:
>
> scp remote_host:~/File\\\ with\\\ blanks
>
> And, of course, it copies the file just fine :-)

Thanks guys, I'll try it next time. Just one thing: if the spaces
need to be escaped at both ends, shouldn't it have just 2 \\, why are
you showing it with 3 \\\ ?
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Regards,
Mick
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