incrontab on folder name containing line feeds

I'm writing a script searching for directories in a subtree and appending them to incrontab. I can even add folder names with blanks by escaping those with a backslash: /path/to/observed\ directory IN_ALL_EVENTS /path/to/script.sh "\$@" "\$#" "\$%" However, I have no clue how to add a folder containing a line feed character. None of the following works: /path/to/observed\ndirectory IN_ALL_EVENTS /path/to/script.sh "\$@" "\$#" "\$%" /path/to/observed\ directory IN_ALL_EVENTS /path/to/script.sh "\$@" "\$#" "\$%" "/path/to/observed directory IN_ALL_EVENTS /path/to/script.sh" "\$@" "\$#" "\$%" Is there any possibility to get it work?