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Hi Guys Is there any way I can escape the "?" char when invoking the -A option: Code: wget -A "page.php?getid=1" mysite.com...
  1. 08-16-2010 #1
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    escaping "?" char in wget -A option

    Hi Guys

    Is there any way I can escape the "?" char when invoking the -A option:

    Code:
    wget -A "page.php?getid=1" mysite.com
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    Yup. Single quotes (') do not allow any interpolation of the internal string. Double quotes do variables as well as shell globbing.

    So this should work:
    Code:
    wget -A 'page.php?getid=1' mysite.com
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    Thanks. What if I wanted to use the * wildcard between single quotes ? Would it be translated as a literal or wildcard ? e.g:

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    wget -A 'page.php?getid=*' mysite.com
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    If you use single quotes for a string, the string is treated literally: no expansion is performed on anything.
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