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I have in a remote remote_host a file like this:

\home\user\path with spaces\filename with spaces.ext

And I want to scp it to current dir .. How can I do that?

Thanks!

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    – terdon
    Apr 14, 2013 at 20:00
  • After some investigation, I have found these two options: scp 'user@remote_host:"/home/user/path with spaces/filename with spaces.ext"' . and scp 'user@remote_host:/home/user/path\ with\ spaces/filename\ with\ spaces.ext' . I hope it helps you too! Have fun!
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After some investigation, I have found these two options:

scp 'user@remote_host:"/home/user/path with spaces/filename with spaces.ext"' .

and

scp 'user@remote_host:/home/user/path\ with\ spaces/filename\ with\ spaces.ext' .

I hope it helps you too!

Have fun!

Edit - openssh was updated with a security feature that causes, with certain characters in the path name, an error message "protocol error: filename does not match request". In that case using scp's new -T option will allow it to work. for example

scp -T 'user@remote_host:"/home/user/path with spaces/filename with spaces and (2018).ext"' .

This is explained in https://stackoverflow.com/a/54599326

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You have two options.

Option one: enter spaces as "\ ". Example; /home/matthew/File\ With\ Spaces.file.

Option two: enter the path in apostrophes single quotes like so: '/home/matthew/File With Spaces.file'.

If you use tabulator key (Tab) to auto-complete the file name, it will insert "\ " automatically, however you need to be using public key authentication for it to work on a remote host.

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  • Technically, those a single quotes, not apostrophes. It's the same character in ASCII, but the term apostrophe has English grammatical implications that don't apply here.
    – depquid
    Apr 14, 2013 at 20:53
  • Thanks, I was going to call it a quote but didn't want to cause any confusion. I'll remember "single quote" next time.
    – user183714
    Apr 14, 2013 at 20:54
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    I am sorry, that is not working. It is necessary to combine single quotes with backslashes or double quotes. Tab did not work for me either.
    – The Dare Guy
    Apr 15, 2013 at 6:33
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For me, copying from remote windows host (windows 10) to local Centos 8 machine through scp: putting ? in place of space and full path with quotes worked: example: scp [email protected]:"d:/downloads/sample?data/Copy?.csv" . (the last . is for current directory on linux). I had path with spaces and multiple csv files also with spaces on windows machine so used Copy? as can be seen above.

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Try this my friend..

defstr PathAndFileName$
defstr Sheller$
PathAndFileName$="'c:\Documents And Settings\Users\Desktop\File.ext'"

Sheller$="scp 'user@remote_host:PathAndFileName$'"

Shell Sheller$

or

run "scp user@remote_host:PathAndFileName$"

you must put any path or filenames in quotes or scp treats anything after space as an option or command..

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  • Why your post might answer the question please explain how it works and why it's different from the previous answers.
    – Máté Juhász
    May 29, 2017 at 19:59

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