wget and cookies

[Penobscot]

I'll throw this out there:

I frequently download software via the TN shell using wget. Some vendors require me to log on to access their files. I'd like to know if there's a way to log on from Firefox (or whatever) and save the cookies so that TN can use them? Or, better, log in via wget or curl and then download? The vendor I'm interested in at the moment is Dell. Thanks.

 

[danb35]

Looks like this Firefox extension will let you save the cookies:

cookies.txt – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)

Download cookies.txt for Firefox. Exports all cookies to a Netscape HTTP Cookie File, as used by curl, wget, and youtube-dl, among others.

addons.mozilla.org

...and then use the --load-cookies option for wget.

 

[Arwen]

I've used usernames & passwords with curl but had the security issue of it being in plain text. Their might be a better way today, have not looked at it in years. And of course, I no longer use that specific curl script anymore.

 

[Penobscot]

I got the Firefox extension, but no joy. If I ever resolve this then I'll update the thread.

 

[marco_person250]

I too faced the same issue.

 

[Whattteva]

You could also just download it locally on Firefox and then move it to your NAS via rsync/SMB/NFS, etc.... It IS a NAS after all.

 

[Penobscot]

Yes, but the files can be 14GB and I would just as soon not have to do that.

 

[Whattteva]

You could use curl instead and initiate the download through firefox. Open the "Developer Tools" and look at the download request and select the option "Copy as cURL". That should get all the necessary headers and payload.