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How do I download a file retrieved via a GET request? I tried wget http://www.example.com/?page=download&dl=123 and wget http://www.example.com/dl.php?dl=123, but they don't work. Going to the URLs in a browser works fine, but wget and curl don't. How can I download the file from the command-line?

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The ?a=b&c=d format is GET. POST sends data hidden in the request, not the URL. – Kevin Feb 9 '12 at 4:18
Have a look at this SO answer for curl: stackoverflow.com/a/2348370/900873 – Kevin Feb 9 '12 at 4:24
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Be on the safe side, 'single-quote' the URLs because ? and & are usually special to the shell. (Really, "doesn't work" is a little unspecific.) – Ulrich Schwarz Feb 9 '12 at 5:33
hmmm.... Ulrich Schwarz, ure right, i didnt realize it but wget does get the file, its just that it had the file name as dl.php?page=download&dl=123 so i thought it was not it but thats how wget saves files... – krack krackerz Feb 9 '12 at 6:39
I wonder if --trust-server-names helps. I never tried it (but I will, next time I have this issue) — according to the man page, it trusts the server-provided filename, which is what you want. Whether that is secure or not, I don't know, let's hope wget does some sanity check before using the name. – njsg Feb 9 '12 at 10:37

closed as too localized by Michael Mrozek♦ Feb 9 '12 at 14:40

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