this is most likely an OS filename character encoding issue. when in doubt about file names just rename the file (-O option, look it up in the manual). this invocation works just fine:
~% wget -O dubmood.mp3 "http://www.razor1911.com/dubmood/chiphop/dubmood_&_zabutom_-_svenska_akademien_-_m%E5nga_b%E4ckar_sm%E5.mp3"; --06:12:30-- http://www.razor1911.com/dubmood/chiphop/dubmood_&_zabutom_-_svenska_akademien_-_m%E5nga_b%E4ckar_sm%E5.mp3 => `dubmood.mp3' Resolving www.razor1911.com... 88.80.5.18 Connecting to www.razor1911.com|88.80.5.18|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 6,598,784 (6.3M) [audio/mpeg] 100%[=====================================================================================================================================>] 6,598,784 160.70K/s ETA 00:00 06:13:14 (150.55 KB/s) - `dubmood.mp3' saved [6598784/6598784] > -----Original Message----- > From: Elias Pipping [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 5:52 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Attempt to download > "http://www.razor1911.com/dubmood/chiphop/dubmood_&_zabutom_-_ > svenska_akademien_-_m%E5nga_b%E4ckar_sm%E5.mp3" > > Hello, > > I was trying to download a file with a somewhat unusual name (see > subject/below). Works well with Safari, doesn't work at all with > wget, though. > > I tried it this way: > > $wget > "http://www.razor1911.com/dubmood/chiphop/dubmood_&_zabutom_- > _svenska_akademien_-_m%E5nga_b%E4ckar_sm%E5.mp3" > --14:37:07-- http://www.razor1911.com/dubmood/chiphop/ > dubmood_&_zabutom_-_svenska_akademien_-_m%E5nga_b%E4ckar_sm%E5.mp3 > => `dubmood_&_zabutom_-_svenska_akademien_-_m?nga_b? > ckar_sm?.mp3' > Resolving www.razor1911.com... 88.80.5.18 > Connecting to www.razor1911.com|88.80.5.18|:80... connected. > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > Length: 6,598,784 (6.3M) [audio/mpeg] > dubmood_&_zabutom_-_svenska_akademien_-_m?nga_b?ckar_sm?.mp3: > Invalid argument > > Cannot write to > `dubmood_&_zabutom_-_svenska_akademien_-_m?nga_b? > ckar_sm?.mp3' (Invalid argument). > > The file can be found here: http://www.razor1911.com/dubmood/ (the > link reads "Svenska akademien - Många Bäckar Små") > > I'm on a PPC Mac (mini), Mac OS 10.4.8. > > $wget --version > GNU Wget 1.10.2 > > (obtained via darwinports) > > Elias Pipping >
