I forgot to mention that if I create the table name directory, it works !
innobackupex: Creating directory '/var/lib/mysql/fred'
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-05-23_16-36-08/fred/sales_figures#P#US_DATA.isl' to '/var/lib/mysql/fred/sales_figures#P#US_DATA.isl'
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-05-23_16-36-08/fred/sales_figures.par' to '/var/lib/mysql/fred/sales_figures.par'
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-05-23_16-36-08/fred/sales_figures#P#EU_DATA.isl' to '/var/lib/mysql/fred/sales_figures#P#EU_DATA.isl'
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-05-23_16-36-08/fred/db.opt' to '/var/lib/mysql/fred/db.opt'
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-05-23_16-36-08/fred/sales_figures.frm' to '/var/lib/mysql/fred/sales_figures.frm'
Found an .isl file for /tmp/2014-05-23_16-36-08/fred/sales_figures#P#US_DATA.ibd
Using /tmp/tb1/fred/sales_figures#P#US_DATA.ibd as the destination path
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-05-23_16-36-08/fred/sales_figures#P#US_DATA.ibd' to '/tmp/tb1/fred/sales_figures#P#US_DATA.ibd'
Found an .isl file for /tmp/2014-05-23_16-36-08/fred/sales_figures#P#EU_DATA.ibd
Using /tmp/tb2/fred/sales_figures#P#EU_DATA.ibd as the destination path
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-05-23_16-36-08/fred/sales_figures#P#EU_DATA.ibd' to '/tmp/tb2/fred/sales_figures#P#EU_DATA.ibd'
innobackupex: Starting to copy InnoDB system tablespace
innobackupex: in '/tmp/2014-05-23_16-36-08'
innobackupex: back to original InnoDB data directory '/var/lib/mysql'
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-05-23_16-36-08/ibdata1' to '/var/lib/mysql/ibdata1'
innobackupex: Starting to copy InnoDB undo tablespaces
innobackupex: in '/tmp/2014-05-23_16-36-08'
innobackupex: back to '/var/lib/mysql'
innobackupex: Starting to copy InnoDB log files
innobackupex: in '/tmp/2014-05-23_16-36-08'
innobackupex: back to original InnoDB log directory '/var/lib/mysql'
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-05-23_16-36-08/ib_logfile0' to '/var/lib/mysql/ib_logfile0'
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-05-23_16-36-08/ib_logfile1' to '/var/lib/mysql/ib_logfile1'
innobackupex: Finished copying back files.
I forgot to mention that if I create the table name directory, it works !
innobackupex: Creating directory '/var/lib/ mysql/fred' 05-23_16- 36-08/fred/ sales_figures# P#US_DATA. isl' to '/var/lib/ mysql/fred/ sales_figures# P#US_DATA. isl' 05-23_16- 36-08/fred/ sales_figures. par' to '/var/lib/ mysql/fred/ sales_figures. par' 05-23_16- 36-08/fred/ sales_figures# P#EU_DATA. isl' to '/var/lib/ mysql/fred/ sales_figures# P#EU_DATA. isl' 05-23_16- 36-08/fred/ db.opt' to '/var/lib/ mysql/fred/ db.opt' 05-23_16- 36-08/fred/ sales_figures. frm' to '/var/lib/ mysql/fred/ sales_figures. frm' 05-23_16- 36-08/fred/ sales_figures# P#US_DATA. ibd fred/sales_ figures# P#US_DATA. ibd as the destination path 05-23_16- 36-08/fred/ sales_figures# P#US_DATA. ibd' to '/tmp/tb1/ fred/sales_ figures# P#US_DATA. ibd' 05-23_16- 36-08/fred/ sales_figures# P#EU_DATA. ibd fred/sales_ figures# P#EU_DATA. ibd as the destination path 05-23_16- 36-08/fred/ sales_figures# P#EU_DATA. ibd' to '/tmp/tb2/ fred/sales_ figures# P#EU_DATA. ibd'
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-
Found an .isl file for /tmp/2014-
Using /tmp/tb1/
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-
Found an .isl file for /tmp/2014-
Using /tmp/tb2/
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-
innobackupex: Starting to copy InnoDB system tablespace 05-23_16- 36-08' 05-23_16- 36-08/ibdata1' to '/var/lib/ mysql/ibdata1'
innobackupex: in '/tmp/2014-
innobackupex: back to original InnoDB data directory '/var/lib/mysql'
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-
innobackupex: Starting to copy InnoDB undo tablespaces 05-23_16- 36-08'
innobackupex: in '/tmp/2014-
innobackupex: back to '/var/lib/mysql'
innobackupex: Starting to copy InnoDB log files 05-23_16- 36-08' 05-23_16- 36-08/ib_ logfile0' to '/var/lib/ mysql/ib_ logfile0' 05-23_16- 36-08/ib_ logfile1' to '/var/lib/ mysql/ib_ logfile1'
innobackupex: in '/tmp/2014-
innobackupex: back to original InnoDB log directory '/var/lib/mysql'
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-
innobackupex: Copying '/tmp/2014-
innobackupex: Finished copying back files.