On 29/07/14 19:04, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I am trying to extract the file name (for the revision)
> of a file with "--content-disposition".  I don't actually
> want the file.
> 
> Is there a way to have wget tell me the name of the file
> without actually downloading it?
> 
> Many thanks,
> -T
> 
> This is what I have so far.  Tell me the file exists
> but not its name.
> 
> 
>  wget --spider --content-disposition
> "http://www.overlooksoft.com/packages/download?plat=lx64&ext=rpm"
> 
> Spider mode enabled. Check if remote file exists.
> --2014-07-29 10:00:38--
> http://www.overlooksoft.com/packages/download?plat=lx64&ext=rpm
> 
> Resolving www.overlooksoft.com... 96.127.149.74
> Connecting to www.overlooksoft.com|96.127.149.74|:80... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
> Length: 6737765 (6.4M) [application/x-rpm]
> 
> Remote file exists.

$ curl -I 'http://www.overlooksoft.com/packages/download?plat=lx64&ext=rpm' \
   | awk -F= '/Content-Disposition: attachment;/ {print $2}'

Not sure if wget got a similar feature.  I just happen to like curl
slightly better.


--
kind regards,

David Sommerseth