This is not a bug in wget, it's just how the command line works. The parenthesis "()" are both reserved to be used by the bash shell (command line). Thus you must either escape the parenthesis in the URL by replacing ( with \( and ) with \) or making the URL to download string by wrapping it in quotation marks. So following commands will work: wget -c "http://www.evonemusic.com/downloads/Evolution%20One%20~%20For%20Your%20Consideration%20(Promo)%20(2013).rar"
wget -c http://www.evonemusic.com/downloads/Evolution%20One%20~%20For%20Your%20Consideration%20\(Promo\)%20\(2013\).rar Thanks for your report anyway! ** Changed in: wget (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1254400 Title: Wget don't download files with ( ) in url. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/+bug/1254400/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
