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Old 12-25-2007
How to script wget in bash?
The script below is giving me grief! The error message says

Code:
/download.bash: line 16: syntax error near unexpected token `else'
./download.bash: line 16: `else wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/hibernate/hibernate-3.2.5.ga.zip?modtime=1185893922&big_mirror=1"
'

I think it must be a problem with the special characters in the URL. Can some make this script work?
Thanks,
Siegfried

Code:
#!/usr/bin/bash
#
# Begin commands to execute this file using bash with bash
# chmod +x download.bash
# ./download.bash
# End commands to execute this file using bash with bash
#
# $Log: download.bash,v $
# Revision 1.1  2007/12/25 05:48:31  Administrator
# Initial revision
#
#
if [ -e hibernate-3.2.5.ga.zip ]
then
echo "already got hibernate-3.2.5.ga.zip"
else wget "http://downloads.sourceforge.net/hibernate/hibernate-3.2.5.ga.zip?modtime=1185893922&big_mirror=1"
fi

# 2  
Old 12-25-2007
Works for me. Possibly a control character showed up when you copied the URL. Copy your forum text into a new script to see.
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