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Force wget to use actual filename

rated 0 times [ 101] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 30639 / 1 Year ago, thu, march 9, 2023, 5:00:14

When using wget in a script to download some files from Google Docs, the name of the file is not preserved. For example:

wget 'http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pyj6tScZqmEfbZyl0qjbiRQ&output=xls'

saves the file as pub?key=pyj6tScZqmEfbZyl0qjbiRQ instead of indicatorhivestimatedprevalence15-49.xls, which is what I get if I click on the link in a browser. Is there any way to enforce this "browser-like" behaviour in wget?

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answered 1 Year ago izecaptur · Accepted Answer

wget --content-disposition 'http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pyj6tScZqmEfbZyl0qjbiRQ&output=xls'

will do the trick for you.

Its still not fully implemented and seems to bug out a bit sometimes so its not the default option in wget, use it at your own risk.