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Re: need wget help: dos not resolt file name
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Steven Haigh <[log in to unmask]>
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Steven Haigh <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 29 Jul 2014 04:01:00 +1000
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On 29/07/2014 2:54 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>>
>> On 28/07/2014 4:08 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> The nice folks at OverLookSoft set this file up so that
>>> it will download automatically with
>>>
>>> wget http://www.overlooksoft.com/packages/download?plat=lx64&ext=rpm
>>>
>>> It get a file called: download?plat=lx64&ext=rpm
>>>
>>> Firefox does resolve this.  What am I doing wrong with
>>> wget?
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>> -T
>>
> 
> On 07/27/2014 11:12 PM, Steven Haigh wrote:
>> Quoting.....
>>
>> wget "http://www.overlooksoft.com/packages/download?plat=lx64&ext=rpm"
> 
> Hi Steven,
> 
> Firefox sees the same thing, but resolves it to a real file
> name.  I am trying to duplicate that with wget.

Yeah, wget isn't that smart... I've never figured it out - When I know
the filename, I just use the -O filename option to override the output
file...

-- 
Steven Haigh

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