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How can I make wget rename downloaded files to not include the query string?

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I'm downloading a site with wget and a lot of the links have queries attached to them, so when I do this: I end up with a lot of files like this: What I'd like to end up with is: This is all taking place in ubuntu linux and I've got wget 1.10.2. I know I can do this after I get everything via a scr…

Error Output

wget -nv -c -r -H -A mp3 -nd http://url.to.old.podcasts.com/

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If the server is kind, it might be sticking a Content-Disposition header on the download advising your client of the correct filename. Telling wget to listen to that header for the final filename is as simple as: You'll need a newish version of wget…

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