[plug] Dumping invalid files ?

[Leon Brooks]

Mike wrote:
> Sorry that this is not a typical linux question its a Unix one but,
> what the heck - some bright spark would know ;~o

> I'm going to download a file which has spaces and square brackets
> in the file name, such as  Part one[1].zip

> But when I specify that in lynx it objects, what should I put in place
> of the literal filename to get the destination file correctly:-

> lynx -dump http://www.someplace.com/Part one[1].zip > Part-1.zip

    lynx -source 'http://www.idiots.com/Part one[1].zip' >Part-1.zip

...actually,...

    wget 'http://www.idiots.com/Part one[1].zip'

...should work just as well, possibly better. While you're there, if they have a
file upload section, send them a file named nul.jpg (or con.jpg, lpt1.jpg etc)
and another named :surprise:.jpg to see what happens. Or do a couple of
screenshots and attach them to your complaint email with suitable names, just to
demonstrate how it feels...

-- 
A Duracraft electric fan tag brags that it is "Manually Reversible".
So you can reverse the flow of air by flipping a switch? No. "Manually
reversible" means you can pick the fan up and turn it around.
    -- Consumer Reports, Oct. 1991