can not use wget to download a link.

LaoLiulaoliu · Last edited by LaoLiulaoliu on Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:08 am; edited 2 times in total

The link is
a reaaaaaaally loooooooong url
When I use wget another reaaaaaaally loooooooong url
the strange thing comes.

[1] 4354
[2] 4355
[3] 4356
[4] 4357
--20:11:47-- http://www.vmware.com/download/downloadBinary.do?action=downloadBinary
=> `downloadBinary.do?action=downloadBinary.1'
Resolving www.vmware.com... [5] 4358
[6] 4359
[2] Done file=VMware-workstation-6.0.1-55017.x86_64.tar.gz
[3] Done pot=1
[4] Done baseURL=http://download2.vmware.com/software/wkst/
butterfly@localhost /learn $ 125.252.222.52
Connecting to www.vmware.com|125.252.222.52|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 2,886 (2.8K) [text/html]

100%[====================================>] 2,886 --.--K/s

20:11:53 (9.21 MB/s) - `downloadBinary.do?action=downloadBinary.1' saved [2886/2886]

Please help me.

edit by nixnut: wrapped url's in tags
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elgato319 · Guru Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Posts: 546

it's the "&" in the urls

try to set a "\" BEFORE every &

Example:

Pithlit · l33t Joined: 27 Dec 2003 Posts: 887 Location: fuhen

Learn to wget properly:

LaoLiulaoliu · Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:13 am Post subject:

can not download with wget.The link is:
http://www.vmware.com/download/downloadBinary.do?action=downloadBinary&file=VMware-workstation-6.0.2-59824.i386.tar.gz&pot=1&baseURL=http://download2.vmware.com/software/wkst/&code=WKST-602-LX-TAR-GZ&hashKey=5562a1cb7cf3f95453cf2f794520fcb5&tranId=10063410

I try wget 'url' but failed.
I try wget with the \ before all & and ? ,but failed.
It always said:
00:11:31 ERROR 404: Not Found.
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