How to copy filename with spaces using rsync
Putting rsync script with spaces in filename in bash.
Finally found answer here:
http://lists.samba.org/archive/rsync/2002-January/001217.html
http://lists.samba.org/archive/rsync/2002-January/001219.html
On the command line, or explicitly in a script, it works fine, however when I invoke it from a script it throws errors.
Key is to use the "eval" keyword, see example below.
#!/bin/bash
# --------------------------------
# Edit the three settings below.
# --------------------------------
#
# Define home location
#
home="/home/hutcho"
#
# Backup directories
#
backupDirs=("Projects" "Directory With Spaces" "Desktop" "Other" "Personal" "Utils")
# Define backup location
# Note that you also need to define the path to the backup location in /etc/fstab. More info at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fstab
# fstab (file system table) entry is as follows:
# //IPADDRESS/d$/hutcho_backup /home/hutcho_backup smbfs username=yourusername,password=yourpassword,noauto 0 0
#
backuphome="/home/hutcho_backup" # this must match the entry in fstab.
# --------------------------------
# Nothing to edit below this line.
# --------------------------------
# Map path to backup folder on dingbat
echo sudo mount $backuphome
sudo mount $backuphome
for ix in ${!backupDirs[*]}
do
echo sudo rsync -rvu \"$home/${backupDirs[$ix]}/\" \"$backuphome/${backupDirs[$ix]}/\"
eval sudo rsync -rvu \"$home/${backupDirs[$ix]}/\" \"$backuphome/${backupDirs[$ix]}/\"
done
echo ""
echo ""
echo "Done. Press the any key to close this window."
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