Is there any particular reason the --spider option requires --recursive? As it is now, we run into the following error if we omit --recursive:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/cprojects/wget/src$ ./wget http://www.google.com --spider Spider mode enabled. Check if remote file exists. --00:37:21-- http://www.google.com/ Resolving www.google.com... 209.85.165.147, 209.85.165.104, 209.85.165.99, ... Connecting to www.google.com|209.85.165.147|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 0 [text/html] Remote file exists but recursion is disabled -- not retrieving. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/cprojects/wget/src$ The only explanation I can think of is that it serves the purpose of checking whether a file exists. Should --spider imply --recursive?
