Dear all, I want to use two of the fantastic commands available in linux e.g. wget and curl which help me download files with direct and straightforward links right from the command prompt without going into any gui browser! But unfortunately, I am not being able to download the files which would be linked with dynamic urls (urls containing "*?*" in them which is probably used for redirection). The link to all the the IEEE papers also fall in this category...Eg. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp*?* tp=&arnumber=5173739&isnumber=5173690 Also some times some of the useful software also come in this format E.g. " http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.5.1&os=win&lang=en-US " While using wget to download files like this I get the error...(I am attaching the complete log...)
*Command:* u...@machine:~> wget " http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.5.1&os=win&lang=en-US " --04:33:52-- http://www.mozilla.com/products/down...win&lang=en-US<http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.5.1&os=win&lang=en-US> => `download.html?product=firefox-3.5.1&os=win&lang=en-US' Resolving iiscproxy.serc.iisc.ernet.in... aa.bb.cc.dd, aa.bb.cc.ee, aa.bb.cc.fe, ... Connecting to iiscproxy.serc.iisc.ernet.in|aa.bb.cc.dd|:3128... connected. Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 302 Moved Temporarily Location: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/product...win&lang=en-US<http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.5.1&os=win&lang=en-US>[following] --04:33:53-- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/product...win&lang=en-US<http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/download.html?product=firefox-3.5.1&os=win&lang=en-US> => `download.html?product=firefox-3.5.1&os=win&lang=en-US' Connecting to iiscproxy.serc.iisc.ernet.in|aa.bb.cc.dd|:3128... connected. Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: unspecified [text/html] download.html?product=firefox-3.5.1&os=win&lang=en-US: File name too long Cannot write to `download.html?product=firefox-3.5.1&os=win&lang=en-US' (File name too long). * Command:* u...@machine:~> wget " http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5173739&isnumber=5173690 " --04:58:39-- http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/sta...number=5173690<http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5173739&isnumber=5173690> => `stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5173739&isnumber=5173690' Resolving iiscproxy.serc.iisc.ernet.in... aa.bb.cc.dd, 10.66.70.81, 10.16.40.12, ... Connecting to iiscproxy.serc.iisc.ernet.in|aa.bb.cc.dd|:3128... connected. Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 302 Moved Temporarily Location: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/sta...number=5173690<http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5173739&isnumber=5173690>[following] --04:58:40-- http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/sta...number=5173690<http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5173739&isnumber=5173690> => `stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5173739&isnumber=5173690' Connecting to iiscproxy.serc.iisc.ernet.in|aa.bb.cc.dd|:3128... connected. Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 612 [text/html] stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5173739&isnumber=5173690: File name too long Cannot write to `stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5173739&isnumber=5173690' (File name too long). Can anybody suggest any workaround for these type of links? Waiting for some positive responses, -Pratap
