wget or curl throws -bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('

Question

I am trying to download a file which has symbol "(" in it;s URL. I tried using wget and curl. Bash is not allowing it to be processed and throws "-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('".

Any idea how to resolve it?

Answer 1

You should escape the character by adding a "\" before it. Like \( or \)

Answer 2

Add single quotes ' or double quotes " around the URL.

Answer 3

I hope someone found this useful.

In my case, I want to curl this file name data (1).rar

then it should be write like this in the terminal

http://example.com/data%20\(1\).rar

Answer 4

I encountered the same problem and solved that issue just by adding double quotes to the command what I am passing. for eg:

git checkout "<branch_name>"