Invalid directory names created by wget

I have encountered a problem while mirroring a web site using wget 1.10: wget encountered a url that contains embedded '(' and ')' characters. wget then creates a directory structure which contains these characters. eg.

RE: Invalid directory names created by wget

Larry Jones wrote: Of course it's directly accessible -- you just have to quote it to keep the shell from processing the parentheses: cd 'title.Die-Struck+(Gold+on+Gold)+Lapel+Pins' You can also make the individual characters into literals: cd