[SOLVED] why is curl waiting for a keypress?

Issue

I simply want to run the following command:

curl https://jkanime.net/um.php?e=VTJpeCsrL3BVY2xMaEd0YWhyM1k4SDdHelZ4OGZSeXFsOHBla1QrcnBPQm4wUWc1eE1TOThmWlBOb2xLOEJCeWlGenpML2tYelA3Tm8xU1lDMDRwUlE9PTo616MlXtdmRfi6FOwaoBRqeA--&t=5ec9cff996b02bf751b55c92c4cb1170

It seems to connect just fine, but it hangs waiting for a keypress. How can I automatize this in a script?

EDIT: I have absolutely no idea but it solved by erasing the -- part of the URL. Can someone explain to me why?

Solution

In bash, you must use quotes (single or double, that depends what you want to do) to build one complete string by escaping some characters : ` $ ( ) [ ] { } & | space

So, use quotes around the URL:

curl --url 'https://jkanime.net/um.php?e=VTJpeCsrL3BVY2xMaEd0YWhyM1k4SDdHelZ4OGZSeXFsOHBla1QrcnBPQm4wUWc1eE1TOThmWlBOb2xLOEJCeWlGenpML2tYelA3Tm8xU1lDMDRwUlE9PTo616MlXtdmRfi6FOwaoBRqeA--&t=5ec9cff996b02bf751b55c92c4cb1170'

Answered By - Arnaud Valmary