FTP file download using Wget

Question

I am using the wget command for download FTP files, when i download the FTP file its showing error "Event not fount". Here i use the password like some below charater ! so its showing this error

bash: !@myipaddress: event not found

Using wget command

wget -r ftp://username:password@ip/directoryname

Note: Default recursion depth is 5. You can use -l inf in addition to -r to remove the limit. Though you might want to look into -m (mirror). — user136036, Mar 24 '21 at 19:38

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 07 '12 at 11:41

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You can the same command by enclosing it with quotes:

wget -r 'ftp://username:password@ip/directoryname'

answered Feb 07 '12 at 11:41

Khaled

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i use this command, but i have problem with my password special character like "!" – userad Feb 07 '12 at 11:46
Enclosing the URL with quotes should solve it! Did you try it with quotes? – Khaled Feb 07 '12 at 11:48

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 22 '20 at 08:46

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When you type a word preceded by an "!", bash thinks you want to recall a previous command or "event". The message indicates no matching event was found in your recent command history. You can suppress the special meaning of ! by escaping it (\!) or quoting it with single quotes: '!'.

edited May 22 '20 at 08:46

mivk

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answered Feb 07 '12 at 11:40

neolix

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But My password have an "!", bash, so how could i use it – userad Feb 07 '12 at 11:44

FTP file download using Wget

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