Question : Problem: How to enter alt key codes in a Linux BASH shell

I'm using ssh in a rsync script.  I'm trying to transfer files from a folder name which has spaces in the name:

rsync -avz -e "ssh -i local-rsync-key / backup@:/datafiles/folder name with space/*"

SSH is having trouble understanding the spaces.  I want to use an alt-key-combination such as  ALT-0255 on the keypad to enter a space, but I can't quite figure out how to do that in the BASH shell in linux.

Answer : Problem: How to enter alt key codes in a Linux BASH shell

rsync -avz -e "ssh -i local-rsync-key / backup@:'/datafiles/folder name with space/\*'"

# not sure if you need the \ infronmt of *, it may depend of on your OS and/or shell on the remote system.
You better get rid of spaces in file and directory names ...