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linux curlftpfs, password with symbols

I want to mount an FTP drive, but my FTP password contains "?!".

I enter the command:

curlftpfs myaccount:[email protected]

but it gives me "bash: [email protected]: event not found"

How do I escape those characters?

Solution

  • Enclose it in single quotes:

    curlftpfs 'myaccount:[email protected]'

    As you've discovered, the exclamation mark has a special meaning in bash: [email protected] stands for the most recent command that started with @thefptserver.com.