Public bug reported:
== Steps to reproduce ==
`wget -q https://www.google.com/ &`
== What happens ==
wget says it's "Redirecting output to 'wget-log'" and creates an empty wget-log
file in the current directory.
== What I expect to happen ==
No wget-log file to be created.
== Details ==
Wget has a -b (--background) option, for which the man page says: "If no output
file is specified via the -o, output is redirected to wget-log." There's also
the -q (--quiet) option, for which the man page says: "Turn off Wget's output."
When both are given, wget goes to background, and no wget-log gets
created, as expected.
When only -b is given, wget goes to background, and creates wget-log,
also as expected.
When only -q is given, wget runs in the foreground, and no wget-log is
created, still as expected.
When only -q is given, but & is added to the end of the command line,
wget goes to background, but also creates wget-log, which I find
unexpected (and inconsistent).
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: wget 1.19.4-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-15.16-generic 4.15.15
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Apr 20 14:56:17 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-13 (553 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
(20160719)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-256color
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: wget
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: wget (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic
** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #1484411
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1484411
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #888691
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=888691
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #874590
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=874590
** Bug watch added: GNU Savannah Bug Tracker #51181
http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?51181
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wget-log file created despite -q when run in background with &
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