single quote problem with rsync

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi everybody,

I'm a newbie and hope that someone help me in this problem.

I have a filename in LINUX with single quote like this:

abs@hosttest:~/ABS/BETY/cygdrive/C/DECLARANOT 1.1.4/02 - ROCK/052 - GUNSROSES> dir You*
-rw-r--r-- 1 abs users 2365881 2008-08-25 09:16 You're Crazy.mp3

The file is You're Crazy.mp3.

I want to recover this file from windows, i use the next command:

C:\>rsync -avrz --progress abs@test.no-ip.org://home/abs/ABS/BETY/cygdrive/C/"'DECLARANOT 1.1.4/02 - ROCK/052 - GUNS
ROSES/You're Crazy.mp3'" /ABS_RECOVERY\
Password:
bash: -c: line 0: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `''
bash: -c: line 1: syntax error: unexpected end of file
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far) [receiver]
rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(644) [receiver=3.0.2]

when the filename has no single quote, i have not problems.

[LEFT]I hope someone can help me with this problem.

Thanks in advance, and congratulations for this great forum.[/LEFT]

Atte
The Boysito

PD.Sorry for my poor english

2

Try escaping it with a backslash.

3

Hi zaxxon,

Thanks for your answer.

I do this ...

C:\>rsync -avrz --progress abs@test.no-ip.org://home/abs/ABS/BETY/cygdrive/C/"\\'DECLARANOT 1.1.4/02 - ROCK/052 - GUNS
ROSES/You're Crazy.mp3\'" /ABS_RECOVERY\
Password:
rsync: on remote machine: -: unknown option
rsync error: syntax or usage error (code 1) at main.c(1426) [server=3.0.2]
rsync: connection unexpectedly closed (0 bytes received so far) [receiver]
rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at io.c(644) [receiver=3.0.2]

But don't work ( I think windows-msdos, does not support backslash)

This is the error message:

Is correct the escaping backslash implementing ?

Any idea ?

Thanks in advance!

4

Try using only the " character instead of both " and ' .

HTH

5

Hi, bluescreen

I try it, but i get the same error.

C:\>rsync -avrz --progress abs@test.no-ip.org://home/abs/ABS/BETY/cygdrive/C/"DECLARANOT 1.1.4/02 - ROCK/052 - GUNSR
OSES/You're Crazy.mp3" /ABS_RECOVERY\
Password:
bash: -c: line 0: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `''

I have even tested with several combinations, but ... nothing. :frowning:

I have no doubt that it works in linux, but

[LEFT][LEFT]the problem is that I need to run in dos-windows environment

maybe have to try it yourself from a dos-windows to see the problem

Another idea!
[/LEFT]
[/LEFT]

6

Hi Folks.

Nothing yet ?

Thanks in advance !

7

Remeber me please!

Thanks !

8

If you are using windows dos shell you jsut need to specify the file it in the double quotes "you're cray"

9

You have tried to escape like this:

rsync -avrz --progress abs@test.no-ip.org://home/abs/ABS/BE.../C/"DECLARANOT 1.1.4/02 - ROCK/052 - GUNSR
OSES/You\'re Crazy.mp3" /ABS_RECOVERY\

Note the "You\'re"

10

if you are using dos shell jsut double quotes the file name like "you'are crazy.mp3"