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Old 07-12-2006, 04:13 AM   #1
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file name too long


how can i download a file with wget that has a file name too long? is there an option i can use that will save the download as a different name? i want to download some iso files, but wget keeps complaining that the file names are too long.
 
Old 07-12-2006, 04:29 AM   #2
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wget -O short_name.iso <your URL>
 
Old 07-12-2006, 04:30 AM   #3
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Well, try wget -O . man wget.
 
  


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