@samp{.html} or @samp{.htm} will be loaded from the local disk and
parsed as if they had been retrieved from the Web.
+@cindex backing up files
+@item --backups=@var{backups}
+Before (over)writing a file, back up an existing file by adding a
+@samp{.1} suffix (@samp{_1} on VMS) to the file name. Such backup
+files are rotated to @samp{.2}, @samp{.3}, and so on, up to
+@var{backups} (and lost beyond that).
+
@cindex continue retrieval
@cindex incomplete downloads
@cindex resume download
@item --no-use-server-timestamps
Don't set the local file's timestamp by the one on the server.
-By default, when a file is downloaded, it's timestamps are set to
+By default, when a file is downloaded, its timestamps are set to
match those from the remote file. This allows the use of
@samp{--timestamping} on subsequent invocations of wget. However, it
is sometimes useful to base the local file's timestamp on when it was
passive FTP doesn't. If you suspect this to be the case, use this
option, or set @code{passive_ftp=off} in your init file.
+@cindex file permissions
+@item --preserve-permissions
+Preserve remote file permissions instead of permissions set by umask.
+
@cindex symbolic links, retrieving
@item --retr-symlinks
Usually, when retrieving @sc{ftp} directories recursively and a symbolic
@itemx --reject-regex @var{urlregex}
Specify a regular expression to accept or reject the complete URL.
+@item --regex-type @var{regextype}
+Specify the regular expression type. Possible types are @samp{posix} or
+@samp{pcre}. Note that to be able to use @samp{pcre} type, wget has to be
+compiled with libpcre support.
+
@item -D @var{domain-list}
@itemx --domains=@var{domain-list}
Set domains to be followed. @var{domain-list} is a comma-separated list
Enable/disable saving pre-converted files with the suffix
@samp{.orig}---the same as @samp{-K} (which enables it).
-@c @item backups = @var{number}
-@c #### Document me!
-@c
+@item backups = @var{number}
+Use up to @var{number} backups for a file. Backups are rotated by
+adding an incremental counter that starts at @samp{1}. The default is
+@samp{0}.
+
@item base = @var{string}
Consider relative @sc{url}s in input files (specified via the
@samp{input} command or the @samp{--input-file}/@samp{-i} option,