I am trying to set up wget to automatically download the latest Virus
files from Mcafee's ftp server. I was trying to use the glob feature of
wget to match sdat*.exe as the name of the latest file updates every
time they release a new one. I was wondering if anyone else has had any
luck using
I believe this is a known bug, but it does not appear in the current
documentation.
Problem: When invoked as wget -r -lx, wget can sometimes mistakenly decide
not to retrieve valid pages, if they have already appeared in an invalid
context.
Example: A directory contains three html files, with
Jan Prikryl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Oh, I see. I'm afraid `--spider' will not work with FTP, it's been
> probably meant for HTTP only (Hrvoje?) .
Ideally, `--spider' should work with everything, but it's only
half-implemented. The documentation should warn about the state of
this feature!
Quoting Tom Gordon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> [...]
> --09:58:49-- ftp://metalab.unc.edu/README
> [...]
Oh, I see. I'm afraid `--spider' will not work with FTP, it's been
probably meant for HTTP only (Hrvoje?) .
The wget user manual says:
| --spider
| When invoked with this option,
