How do I escape spaces in path for scp copy in Linux?

Question

I\'m new to linux, I want to copy a file from remote to local system... now I\'m using scp command in linux system.. I have some folders or files names are with spaces, when

Answer 1

Also you can do something like:

scp foo@bar:"\"apath/with spaces in it/\""

The first level of quotes will be interpreted by scp and then the second level of quotes will preserve the spaces.