On Tue, 5 Apr 2016 14:43:25 +0200, hw wrote: > how do you use lftp (to mirror a remote site) > when the password you have contains a bracket? > > I'm trying 'lftp -u user,pass(word ftp.example.com', and > there appears to be no way to escape characters in the > password. Using single quotes also doesn't work, same > as 'lftp 'ftp://user:pass([email protected]'.
Try lftp 'ftp://user:pass\([email protected]' or lftp ftp://user:pass\\\([email protected] The \ escapes the ( and the single quotes protect it fro the shell. In the second way, you escape the \ as well. -- Neil Bothwick In plumbing, a straight flush is better than a full house.
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