You escape spaces in a remote path when using rsync over a remote SSH connection under Apple OS X / Linux or Unix like operating systems. [donotprint]
| Tutorial details | |
|---|---|
| Difficulty level | Easy |
| Root privileges | No |
| Requirements | rsync |
| Est. reading time | 1m |
Syntax
The syntax is as follows to copy a file called “/path/to/This is a test youtube video.mp4“:
rsync -av user@desktop:'This\ is\ a\ test\ youtube\ video.mp4' /path/to/here
OR
rsync -av 'user@desktop:This\ is\ a\ test\ youtube\ video.mp4' /path/to/here
You can also pass the -s or --protect-args option to avoid no space-splitting ( wildcard chars only ). The syntax is (note black slashes are removed with this option):
rsync -avs 'user@desktop:This is a test youtube video.mp4' /path/to/here
OR
rsync -av --protect-args 'user@desktop:This is a test youtube video.mp4' /path/to/here
OR
rsync -av --protect-args 'user@desktop:This is a test youtube video.mp4' '/path/to/My Download Folder'
To copy files to remote server called nas01 at /data/old.macbook.june-2013/MacMini/VirtualBox VMs/ folder type:
# cd to "$HOME/VirtualBox VMs/" # cd ~/VirtualBox\ VMs/ # Make a backup to nas01 server # rsync -avrPz . root@nas01:'/data/old.macbook.june-2013/MacMini/VirtualBox\ VMs/'
Sample outputs:
Fig.01: rsync over ssh when directory names have spaces on local or remote server
A note about older versions of rsync
If you are using an older versions of rsync Try the following syntax:
rsync -av user@server2:'dir1/file1 dir2/file2' /path/to/dest rsync user@macbook.local::'modname/dir1/file1 modname/dir2/file2' /path/to/here/dest
See also:
- BASH Shell: For Loop File Names With Spaces
- man page rsync
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