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kayzid
kayzid

Reputation: 57

Bash script issue with curl command containing parameters

I am running bash script with curl command in it. I read the username, password and url from a properties file. But when the command gets executed, the response gives me an error with saying you are not authorized to access this page. I print out the whole curl command and it is correct.

Here is the part of the code:

this gives me response saying not authorized:

curl -u $USERNAMEVAL:$PWDVAL $URLVAL

this works perfectly even from inside bash program:

curl -u test\\test:test www.blah.com

What could be the problem? Any help will be appreciated.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1396

Answers (1)

jetset
jetset

Reputation: 398

When I have a situation where a command in a Bash shell script fails yet the same command with what I think are the same parameters works when I manually run it, I suspect an issue with either the parameter values or the parameter quoting.

As an initial step in isolating the problem, I'd suggest that immediately before the line

curl -u $USERNAMEVAL:$PWDVAL $URLVAL

you add something such as

echo "curl -u $USERNAMEVAL:$PWDVAL $URLVAL"

Or even (to be very clear):

echo "\$USERNAMEVAL(${#USERNAMEVAL}): \"$USERNAMEVAL\""
echo "\$PWDVAL(${#PWDVAL}): \"$PWDVAL\""
echo "\$URLVAL(${#URLVAL}): \"$URLVAL\""
echo "curl -u $USERNAMEVAL:$PWDVAL $URLVAL"

This prints the name, length, and value of each of the variables being used to construct the curl command.

E.g.:

#!/bin/bash
USERNAMEVAL='test\\test'
PWDVAL='test'
URLVAL='www.blah.com'

echo "\$USERNAMEVAL(${#USERNAMEVAL}): \"$USERNAMEVAL\""
echo "\$PWDVAL(${#PWDVAL}): \"$PWDVAL\""
echo "\$URLVAL(${#URLVAL}): \"$URLVAL\""
echo "curl -u $USERNAMEVAL:$PWDVAL $URLVAL"

This prints:

$USERNAMEVAL(10): "test\\test"
$PWDVAL(4): "test"
$URLVAL(12): "www.blah.com"
curl -u test\\test:test www.blah.com

Upvotes: 1

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