scp strange behavior

From: Alf (xelahome_at_nospam.free.fr)
Date: 07/30/03 

Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 09:41:20 +0200

Hello,

I wrote a script which copy files to remote host with scp command. My Goal
is to copy files with space in their name (I know it is bad!!! but users are
using those #!!!# files!) :-(
I don't understand really well the behavior of scp command.

Indeed, in my script the following command dont work and for example for
file "/path/file with space.jpg" I got :
"/path/file with space.jpg" : No such file or directory error.

$REMOTE_COPY "\".$FILE_NAME\""
$REMOTE_USER@$HTTP_HOST:$REMOTE_HTTP_DOC_ROOT$DIR_NAME

However in the same script the following command works!!!
 $REMOTE_COPY "\".$FILE_NAME\"" /tmp

I don't understand why!

Does someone have a clue?

Thank you in advance

Alf

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