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I am trying to use scp to transfer files between two Macs (OS 10.6.8). But it fails because there are spaces in my directory/file names. I can't change the directory/file names.
I have often used a \ symbol when working in a terminal with my Macs to represent spaces. In this case, however, it is not working. I would very much appreciate any tips on how to deal with this. Thanks.
Here is an example of what I'm doing, in case I'm making a silly mistake somewhere:
scp -r me@myWork:../../My\ documents/Projects/Project\ 1/* ./Desktop
Error: scp: ../../My: No such file or directory
I tried rsync too and that doesn't work either:
rsync -avub -e ssh me@myWork::../../My\ documents/Projects/Project\ 1/* ./Desktop
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far) [receiver]
rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at /SourceCache/rsync/rsync-40/rsync/io.c(452)
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Escape Spaces with Backslash in Scp The first method to escape spaces in paths when using the scp command is to add a backslash (\) right in front of each space. Here is an example.
Three Ways to Escape Spaces on WindowsBy enclosing the path (or parts of it) in double quotation marks ( ” ). By adding a caret character ( ^ ) before each space. (This only works in Command Prompt/CMD, and it doesn't seem to work with every command.) By adding a grave accent character ( ` ) before each space.
Put the quotes around the whole path, including the login name and ip address. Alternatively, remote the quotes and prepend the space with a backslash instead.
To copy a directory (and all the files it contains), use scp with the -r option. This tells scp to recursively copy the source directory and its contents. You'll be prompted for your password on the source system ( deathstar.com ). The command won't work unless you enter the correct password.
for me I needed to actually do both:
scp -r 127.0.0.1:/Volumes/Folders/Faces/"Why\ Spaces\ Why"/"Insanity\ Rules"/ .
This worked for 10.14.5 Mojave and 10.15.7 Catalina
scp -r [email protected]:~/Library/MobileDevice/"Provisioning\ Profiles"/. ~/Library/MobileDevice/"Provisioning Profiles"/.
Note:
the source path has "Provisioning\ Profiles"
the destination path has "Provisioning Profiles"
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