diff --git a/blaze-core/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/system/Exec.java b/blaze-core/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/system/Exec.java
index d934d8ff..46241ebd 100644
--- a/blaze-core/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/system/Exec.java
+++ b/blaze-core/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/system/Exec.java
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ public Result(Exec action, Integer value) {
 
     protected final VerboseLogger log;
     protected final Map<String,String> environment;
-    protected Path command;
+    // to re-use command for ssh, it needs to be a string as a local Path != remote path
+    protected String command;
     protected Path workingDirectory;
     final protected List<String> arguments;
     protected StreamableInput pipeInput;
@@ -68,19 +69,19 @@ public Exec shell(boolean shell) {
 
     public Exec command(Path command) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(command, "command was null");
-        this.command = command;
+        this.command = command.toString();
         return this;
     }
 
     public Exec command(File command) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(command, "command was null");
-        this.command = command.toPath();
+        this.command = command.toPath().toString();
         return this;
     }
 
     public Exec command(String command) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(command, "command was null");
-        this.command = Paths.get(command);
+        this.command = command;
         return this;
     }
 
diff --git a/blaze-jsync/pom.xml b/blaze-jsync/pom.xml
index aed6c0d0..1cd56e54 100644
--- a/blaze-jsync/pom.xml
+++ b/blaze-jsync/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     
     <properties>
         <main.java.package>com.fizzed.blaze.jsync</main.java.package>
-        <jsync.version>1.3.0</jsync.version>
+        <jsync.version>1.4.0</jsync.version>
     </properties>
     
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/blaze-jsync/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/jsync/Jsync.java b/blaze-jsync/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/jsync/Jsync.java
index cbbb8f76..a1fb18ba 100644
--- a/blaze-jsync/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/jsync/Jsync.java
+++ b/blaze-jsync/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/jsync/Jsync.java
@@ -315,13 +315,18 @@ public void willEnd(VirtualFileSystem sourceVfs, VirtualPath sourcePath, Virtual
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void willExcludePath(VirtualPath targetPath) {
-            log.verbose("Excluding {}", targetPath);
+        public void willExcludePath(VirtualPath sourcePath) {
+            log.verbose("Excluding {}", sourcePath);
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void willIgnorePath(VirtualPath targetPath) {
-            log.verbose("Ignoring {}", targetPath);
+        public void willIgnoreSourcePath(VirtualPath sourcePath) {
+            log.verbose("Ignoring source {}", sourcePath);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void willIgnoreTargetPath(VirtualPath targetPath) {
+            log.verbose("Ignoring target {}", targetPath);
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/blaze-ssh/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/impl/JschExec.java b/blaze-ssh/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/impl/JschExec.java
index dfb2c202..f5f8c506 100644
--- a/blaze-ssh/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/impl/JschExec.java
+++ b/blaze-ssh/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/impl/JschExec.java
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ public void close() throws IOException {
             }
 
             // passthru the command as-is
-            c.add(command.toString());
+            c.add(command);
+
             // all all the arguments back
             c.addAll(this.arguments);
 
diff --git a/blaze-ssh/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/util/SshArguments.java b/blaze-ssh/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/util/SshArguments.java
index 01040fba..96c2d99f 100644
--- a/blaze-ssh/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/util/SshArguments.java
+++ b/blaze-ssh/src/main/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/util/SshArguments.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public class SshArguments {
 
     // Pattern for characters that are safe to leave unquoted.
     // Alphanumeric, hyphen, underscore, dot, slash, and equals (often used in flags).
-    static private final Pattern SAFE_CHARS = Pattern.compile("^[a-zA-Z0-9\\-_./=@:,+]+$");
+    static private final Pattern SAFE_CHARS = Pattern.compile("^[a-zA-Z0-9\\\\\\-_./=@:,+]+$");
 
     static private boolean isAlreadyQuoted(String arg) {
         if (arg.length() < 2) return false;
diff --git a/blaze-ssh/src/test/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/SshExecTest.java b/blaze-ssh/src/test/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/SshExecTest.java
index f4fd2c65..10743266 100644
--- a/blaze-ssh/src/test/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/SshExecTest.java
+++ b/blaze-ssh/src/test/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/SshExecTest.java
@@ -266,7 +266,77 @@ public void commandRetainsSlashes() throws Exception {
         
         assertThat(exitValue, is(0));
     }
-    
+
+    @Test
+    public void commandRetainsSlashesWindows() throws Exception {
+        // what happens when a command received over ssh
+        commandHandler = (SshCommand command) -> {
+            if (command.line.equals("path\\to\\exec a=1 b=2")) {
+                command.exit.onExit(0);
+            } else {
+                command.exit.onExit(1);
+            }
+        };
+
+        SshSession session = startAndConnect();
+
+        Integer exitValue
+            = new JschExec(context, session)
+            .command("path\\to\\exec")
+            .arg("a=1")
+            .args("b=2")
+            .run();
+
+        assertThat(exitValue, is(0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void commandUnsafeCharsSmartQuoted() throws Exception {
+        // what happens when a command received over ssh
+        commandHandler = (SshCommand command) -> {
+            if (command.line.equals("path/to/exec 'hello world' 'my$name.class' \"i know what i am doing\"")) {
+                command.exit.onExit(0);
+            } else {
+                command.exit.onExit(1);
+            }
+        };
+
+        SshSession session = startAndConnect();
+
+        Integer exitValue
+            = new JschExec(context, session)
+            .command("path/to/exec")
+            .arg("hello world")
+            .args("my$name.class")
+            .arg("\"i know what i am doing\"")
+            .run();
+
+        assertThat(exitValue, is(0));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void commandWindowsPathSmartQuoted() throws Exception {
+        // what happens when a command received over ssh
+        commandHandler = (SshCommand command) -> {
+            if (command.line.equals("'C:\\Program Files\\Git\\usr\\bin\\cksum.exe' 'hello world' 'my$name.class'")) {
+                command.exit.onExit(0);
+            } else {
+                command.exit.onExit(1);
+            }
+        };
+
+        SshSession session = startAndConnect();
+
+        Integer exitValue
+            = new JschExec(context, session)
+            .command("C:\\Program Files\\Git\\usr\\bin\\cksum.exe")
+            .arg("hello world")
+            .args("my$name.class")
+            .run();
+
+        assertThat(exitValue, is(0));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void nullInputAndOutputs() throws Exception {
         // what happens when a command received over ssh
diff --git a/blaze-ssh/src/test/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/util/SshArgumentsTest.java b/blaze-ssh/src/test/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/util/SshArgumentsTest.java
index 0ad2374c..d2804cd9 100644
--- a/blaze-ssh/src/test/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/util/SshArgumentsTest.java
+++ b/blaze-ssh/src/test/java/com/fizzed/blaze/ssh/util/SshArgumentsTest.java
@@ -43,4 +43,18 @@ public void escapeDollarSigns() {
         assertThat(cmd, is("a '$b.class' c"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void posixPathChars() {
+        String cmd = SshArguments.smartEscapedCommandLine(asList("a/b/c", "d"), false);
+
+        assertThat(cmd, is("a/b/c d"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void windowsPathChars() {
+        String cmd = SshArguments.smartEscapedCommandLine(asList("a\\b\\c", "d"), false);
+
+        assertThat(cmd, is("a\\b\\c d"));
+    }
+
 }
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