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
