Cannot read file from folder containing "&" in subfolder with --http-no-head

Suspected Bug
1

What is the problem you are having with rclone?

Cannot read a file from folder that contains &

Run the command 'rclone version' and share the full output of the command.

rclone v1.71.0

  • os/version: debian trixie/sid (64 bit)
  • os/kernel: 6.14.0-29-generic (x86_64)
  • os/type: linux
  • os/arch: amd64
  • go/version: go1.25.0
  • go/linking: static
  • go/tags: none

Which cloud storage system are you using? (eg Google Drive)

http

The command you were trying to run (eg rclone copy /tmp remote:tmp)

~/myrient/TOSEC/Fairchild/VES & Channel F/Games$

head Alien\ Invasion\ \(1978\)\(Zircon\).zip

The rclone config contents with secrets removed.

[myrient]
type = http
url = https://myrient.erista.me/files/

A log from the command with the -vv flag

https://gist.github.com/WizzardSK/3cabeb64ff56c7008c8fe033ec4b4de1
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2025/09/08 21:57:07 DEBUG : TOSEC/Fairchild/VES & Channel F/Games/Alien Invasion (1978)(Zircon).zip: Open: flags=OpenReadOnly
2025/09/08 21:57:07 DEBUG : TOSEC/Fairchild/VES & Channel F/Games/Alien Invasion (1978)(Zircon).zip: Open: flags=O_RDONLY
2025/09/08 21:57:07 DEBUG : TOSEC/Fairchild/VES & Channel F/Games/Alien Invasion (1978)(Zircon).zip: >Open: fd=TOSEC/Fairchild/VES & Channel F/Games/Alien Invasion (1978)(Zircon).zip (r), err=<nil>
2025/09/08 21:57:07 DEBUG : TOSEC/Fairchild/VES & Channel F/Games/Alien Invasion (1978)(Zircon).zip: >Open: fh=&{TOSEC/Fairchild/VES & Channel F/Games/Alien Invasion (1978)(Zircon).zip (r)}, err=<nil>
2025/09/08 21:57:07 DEBUG : &{Handle:TOSEC/Fairchild/VES & Channel F/Games/Alien Invasion (1978)(Zircon).zip (r)}: Read: len=8192, offset=0
2025/09/08 21:57:07 DEBUG : TOSEC/Fairchild/VES & Channel F/Games/Alien Invasion (1978)(Zircon).zip: ChunkedReader.openRange at 0 length 134217728
2025/09/08 21:57:07 ERROR : IO error: Open failed: Get "https://myrient.erista.me/files/TOSEC/Fairchild/VES%20&%20Channel%20F/Games/Alien%20Invasion%20%281978%29%28Zircon%29.zip": stopped after 10 redirects
2025/09/08 21:57:07 DEBUG : &{Handle:TOSEC/Fairchild/VES & Channel F/Games/Alien Invasion (1978)(Zircon).zip (r)}: >Read: read=0, err=Open failed: Get "https://myrient.erista.me/files/TOSEC/Fairchild/VES%20&%20Channel%20F/Games/Alien%20Invasion%20%281978%29%28Zircon%29.zip": stopped after 10 redirects
2025/09/08 21:57:07 DEBUG : &{Handle:TOSEC/Fairchild/VES & Channel F/Games/Alien Invasion (1978)(Zircon).zip (r)}: Flush: 
2025/09/08 21:57:07 DEBUG : &{Handle:TOSEC/Fairchild/VES & Channel F/Games/Alien Invasion (1978)(Zircon).zip (r)}: >Flush: err=<nil>
2025/09/08 21:57:07 DEBUG : &{Handle:TOSEC/Fairchild/VES & Channel F/Games/Alien Invasion (1978)(Zircon).zip (r)}: Release: 
2025/09/08 21:57:07 DEBUG : &{Handle:TOSEC/Fairchild/VES & Channel F/Games/Alien Invasion (1978)(Zircon).zip (r)}: >Release: err=<nil>
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so, without --http-no-head, the commands work as expected?
the only issue is --http-no-head ?

can you copy just one single file, using rclone copy, not rclone mount
add --retries=1 --low-level-retries=1

4

Problem was with –http-no-head yesterday (did not try without), now it works with and without –http-no-head and also rclone copy works. So it looks like there was some problem with the server.