Use tripple \ for escaping the space. I.e scp testmachine:File\\\ with\\\ spaces ./
-- scp doesn't report correct filenames with spaces in verbose mode https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/89945 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs