my @cmd = ( 'ssh', '-x', $remotehost, q['mminfo -q "savetime>3/1/12,name=DISASTER_RECOVERY:\\\\" -av -ot -r client > /home/rbr/clnts'] ); print qx/@cmd/; #### mminfo -q "savetime>3/1/12,name=DISASTER_RECOVERY:\\" \ -av -ot -r client >/home/rbr/clnts #### -q savetime>3/1/12,name=DISASTER_RECOVERY:\ -av -ot -r client