rsync - Jan 2011 - How to use rsync when filenames contain double quotes?

Hello,

I am trying to synchronize the content of the directory my_dir/ from /home
to /backup. This directory contains a file which name has a double quote in
it, such as to"to. Here is my rsync command:

rync -Cazh /home/my_dir/ /backup/my_dir/

And I get the following message:

rsync: mkstemp "/backup/my_dir/.to"to.d93PZr" failed: Invalid
argument (22)

For info, rsync works well when the synchronized filenames contain single
quote, parenthesis and space. Thus, why is it bugging with a double quote?
Thanks for any help.

Walrus

ps: I posted this question on SuperUser
(here<http://superuser.com/questions/239154/how-to-use-rsync-when-filenames-contain-double-quotes>)
but didn't get useful advice. That's why I send this on the rsync
mailing
list.
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On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 11:48:27AM +0100, Walrus Foolhill
wrote:
> I am trying to synchronize the content of the directory my_dir/ from /home
> to /backup. This directory contains a file which name has a double quote in
> it, such as to"to. Here is my rsync command:
> 
> rync -Cazh /home/my_dir/ /backup/my_dir/
"rsync"
> And I get the following message:
> 
> rsync: mkstemp "/backup/my_dir/.to"to.d93PZr" failed:
Invalid argument (22)
For what it's worth, using your command and filename (to"to) both work
fine for me on OS X (both rsync v2.6.9 and v3.0.7), FreeBSD 4.7 (rsync
v2.6.9), and Linux 2.6.18 (rsync v3.0.7) and going between them. Can
you give more information on your system, rsync version, etc.?

Scott
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scott at ipartner.net