On 2012-01-22 12:27 +0100, J. Bakshi wrote: > I have a script which submits a form with wget --post-data > > [....] > > #!/bin/bash > > Uname=xyz > Pword=1234 > > wget -O - --save-cookies cookies.txt --post-data \ > 'username=$Uname&password=$Pword' --keep-session-cookies $URL/$AUTHURL 1&>2 > > [....] > > During the test with "bash -x" I see the variables are not evaluated and they > appear as > $Uname and $Pword. But if I put an echo for testing at top like > > echo $Uname > > the value is evaluated correctly. > Am I missing something ?
Yes, the single quotes in your wget command which prevent bash from expanding the variables. Use double quotes instead, see http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Quoting. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87pqecklms....@turtle.gmx.de
