Re: [Bug-wget] multiple constant parameters

[Giuseppe Scrivano]

Szépe Viktor <address@hidden> writes:

> Good morning!
>
> I'd like to use multiple constant parameters like
>
> wget -U "$UA" --header="Secret-Key: ${HC_SECRETKEY}" etc.
>
> Is there a way to set defaults WITHOUT a wgetrc file?
>
> I resist to put a secret key ibto a file.
> I use wget a lot in a shell script. It is not easy to change
> (add/remove new parameters) these every time.

You can use -e to set on the  command line what you can set in the .wgetrc file.

But I am not sure I understand your problem. You want to use wget from a
shell script but find unsafe to write down your secret key?
Be careful that unless configured properly, the command line is visible
to other users anyway.

Regards,
Giuseppe