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Updated: January 11, 2001 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.shtml) Updated: January 15, 2001 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.shtml)
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4. Running Problems 4. Running Problems
4.1 Problems connecting to SSL servers. 4.1 Problems connecting to SSL servers.
4.2 Why do I get problems when I use & in the URL? 4.2 Why do I get problems when I use & or % in the URL?
4.3 How can I use {, }, [ or ] to specify multiple URLs? 4.3 How can I use {, }, [ or ] to specify multiple URLs?
4.4 Why do I get downloaded data even though the web page doesn't exist? 4.4 Why do I get downloaded data even though the web page doesn't exist?
4.5 Why do I get return code XXX from a HTTP server? 4.5 Why do I get return code XXX from a HTTP server?
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I have also seen examples where the remote server didn't like the SSLv2 I have also seen examples where the remote server didn't like the SSLv2
request and instead you had to force curl to use SSLv3 with -3/--sslv3. request and instead you had to force curl to use SSLv3 with -3/--sslv3.
4.2. Why do I get problems when I use & in the URL? 4.2. Why do I get problems when I use & or % in the URL?
In general unix shells, the & letter is treated special and when used it In general unix shells, the & letter is treated special and when used it
runs the specified command in the background. To safely send the & as a part runs the specified command in the background. To safely send the & as a part
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curl 'http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?text=yes&q=curl' curl 'http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?text=yes&q=curl'
In win32, the standard DOS shell treats the %-letter specially and you may
need to quote the string properly when % is used in it.
4.3. How can I use {, }, [ or ] to specify multiple URLs? 4.3. How can I use {, }, [ or ] to specify multiple URLs?
Because those letters have a special meaning to the shell, and to be used in Because those letters have a special meaning to the shell, and to be used in
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curl '{curl,www}.haxx.se' curl '{curl,www}.haxx.se'
To be able to use those letters as actual parts of the URL (without using
them for the curl URL "globbing" system), use the -g/--globoff option
(included in curl 7.6 and later):
curl -g 'www.site.com/weirdname[].html'
4.4. Why do I get downloaded data even though the web page doesn't exist? 4.4. Why do I get downloaded data even though the web page doesn't exist?
Curl asks remote servers for the page you specify. If the page doesn't exist Curl asks remote servers for the page you specify. If the page doesn't exist