Re: [Bug-wget] Support file: scheme

[積丹尼 Dan Jacobson]

> "TR" == Tim Rühsen  writes:

TR> Wget is not supposed to support file://.

Yes, I am just saying if it did it would make testing easier.

If something doesn't work, if it also doesn't even work with just
file:///, then one would know it wasn't a network problem, etc.

Re: [Bug-wget] Support file: scheme

[積丹尼 Dan Jacobson]

rsync too. In fact I can't think of one other remote copying / network
downloader that doesn't also work just the same if given both a local
origin and destination.

Re: [Bug-wget] Support file: scheme

[積丹尼 Dan Jacobson]

Just like one can use
$ scp fileA fileB
with no network needed.

Re: [Bug-wget] Support file: scheme

[Tim Rühsen]

On 17.05.19 07:37, 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson wrote:
> I can do
> $ curl file:///dev/null
> 
> If I could do the same with wget, then I could e.g., see the effects of
> adding --quiet vs. not adding it, without needing a HTTP server.
> 

Wget is not supposed to support file://.

You can easily use 'cp' or 'copy' (on Windows) for it.

BTW, curl has -s / --silent.

Regards, Tim



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[Bug-wget] Support file: scheme

[積丹尼 Dan Jacobson]

I can do
$ curl file:///dev/null

If I could do the same with wget, then I could e.g., see the effects of
adding --quiet vs. not adding it, without needing a HTTP server.