Issue
I am trying to write a bash script for testing that takes a parameter and sends it through curl to web site. I need to url encode the value to make sure that special characters are processed properly. What is the best way to do this?
Here is my basic script so far:
#!/bin/bash
host=${1:?'bad host'}
value=$2
shift
shift
curl -v -d "param=${value}" http://${host}/somepath $@
Solution
Use curl --data-urlencode
; from man curl
:
This posts data, similar to the other
--data
options with the exception that this performs URL-encoding. To be CGI-compliant, the<data>
part should begin with a name followed by a separator and a content specification.
Example usage:
curl \
--data-urlencode "paramName=value" \
--data-urlencode "secondParam=value" \
http://example.com
See the man page for more info.
This requires curl 7.18.0 or newer (released January 2008). Use curl -V
to check which version you have.
You can as well encode the query string:
curl --get \
--data-urlencode "p1=value 1" \
--data-urlencode "p2=value 2" \
http://example.com
# http://example.com?p1=value%201&p2=value%202
Answered By - Jacob Rask Answer Checked By - Katrina (PHPFixing Volunteer)
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