On Sat, 29 May 2004, Igor Gueths wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi all. I think I remember doing this once, however can't seem to get > the syntax quite right. I am trying to scp 1 file from remote machine to > local machine...What I am trying to copy is a directory tree on the > remote machine and have it created within my current directory. The > syntax I have been trying is something like: > scp user at host:"/path/to/this is the file" . > And yes I know I forgot the -r option above, however since I am typing > this from a Putty terminal its more trouble than its worth to correct > the message since I can't see what I am typing. Another quoting variant > I trie dwas: > scp "user at host:/path/to/this is the file" . > Those quoting variants don't seem to be working...What scp ends up doing > is streating the individual words that make up filename to be 2 > different files. Does anyone know the correct quoting variant to use so > that scp will interpret it properly? Thanks! Igor, you could always try escaping the spaces, like this: scp user at remote-host:/path/this\ is\ the\ file $PWD. If you wanted you could surround the filename in quotes, but this may not be necessary. HTH -- Toby Fisher Email: toby at tjfisher.co.uk Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 ICQ: #61744808
