In <0c9717ca-52dd-49ce-8102-e14328838...@googlegroups.com> cev...@gmail.com
writes:
> someip = '192.168.01.01'
> var1 = 'lynx -dump http://' + someip + '/cgi-bin/xxxx.log&.submit=+++Go%21+++
> > junk'
'&' is a special character in shell commands. You'll need to quote or
escape it.
Try this:
someip = '192.168.01.01'
var1 = 'lynx -dump "http://' + someip +
'/cgi-bin/xxxx.log&.submit=+++Go%21+++" > junk'
Note the extra pair of double-quotes around the http:// part.
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