>wget is driving me batty.  Why does the following command:
>
>wget -r -l 2 \ 
>http://www.guug.de/~winni/linux/CD-Writing/html/
>
>cause wget to begin retrieving files at the TOP level of that tree,
>instead of in the directory which I have specified?  The only option
>that sounded like it might help was -B, the argument to which I tried
>setting to the above URL.  It had no effect.  
>
>What am I missing?
>David Talkington

Is it possible that the ~ is trying to be expanded on the command line?
Try escaping the ~ character.

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