On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:43:55 +0100 Sven Joachim <svenj...@gmx.de> wrote:
> 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 > Working nicely... Thanks :-) -- 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/20120122172801.4caf6...@shiva.selfip.org
