Re: How to pass variable to wget ?
On 2012-01-22 12:27 +0100, J. Bakshi wrote:
> I have a script which submits a form with wget --post-data
>
> [....]
>
> #!/bin/bash
>
> Uname=xyz
> Pword=1234
>
> wget -O - --save-cookies cookies.txt --post-data \
> 'username=$Uname&password=$Pword' --keep-session-cookies $URL/$AUTHURL 1&>2
>
> [....]
>
> During the test with "bash -x" I see the variables are not evaluated and they appear as
> $Uname and $Pword. But if I put an echo for testing at top like
>
> echo $Uname
>
> the value is evaluated correctly.
> Am I missing something ?
Yes, the single quotes in your wget command which prevent bash from
expanding the variables. Use double quotes instead, see
http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Quoting.
Sven
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