On Wed, 6 May 2009, Derek Goring wrote:

> curl
> http://64.79.206.20:9090/dods/gfs/global/gfs20090506/gfs_06z.ascii?prmslmsl[0:60][53:53][177:177]
> -o test.txt
>
> but in Ubuntu Linux using curl 7.18.0 I get a globbing error.  Apparently it
> doesn't like the bits in square brackets.

Yes, use -g to switch off globbing.

Do note that the brackets [] are not legal parts of a URL so technically
you're doing it wrong.

-- 
  / daniel.haxx.se

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Received on 2009-05-07