Currently maintained by Micah Cowan <micah@cowan.name>.
@c man end
@c man begin SEEALSO
-GNU Info entry for @file{wget}.
+This is @strong{not} the complete manual for GNU Wget.
+For more complete information, including more detailed explanations of
+some of the options, and a number of commands available
+for use with @file{.wgetrc} files and the @samp{-e} option, see the GNU
+Info entry for @file{wget}.
@c man end
@end ignore
@end example
The space between the option accepting an argument and the argument may
-be omitted. Instead @samp{-o log} you can write @samp{-olog}.
+be omitted. Instead of @samp{-o log} you can write @samp{-olog}.
You may put several options that do not require arguments together,
like:
disabling link conversion. (Use @samp{./-} to print to a file
literally named @samp{-}.)
-Note that a combination with @samp{-k} is only well-defined for
-downloading a single document.
+Use of @samp{-O} is @emph{not} intended to mean simply ``use the name
+@var{file} instead of the one in the URL;'' rather, it is
+analogous to shell redirection:
+@samp{wget -O file http://foo} is intended to work like
+@samp{wget -O - http://foo > file}; @file{file} will be truncated
+immediately, and @emph{all} downloaded content will be written there.
+
+Note that a combination with @samp{-k} is only permitted when
+downloading a single document, and combination with any of @samp{-r},
+@samp{-p}, or @samp{-N} is not allowed.
@cindex clobbering, file
@cindex downloading multiple times
cases, the local file will be @dfn{clobbered}, or overwritten, upon
repeated download. In other cases it will be preserved.
-When running Wget without @samp{-N}, @samp{-nc}, or @samp{-r},
+When running Wget without @samp{-N}, @samp{-nc}, @samp{-r}, or @samp{p},
downloading the same file in the same directory will result in the
original copy of @var{file} being preserved and the second copy being
named @samp{@var{file}.1}. If that file is downloaded yet again, the
preventing clobbering), but rather the multiple version saving that's
prevented.
-When running Wget with @samp{-r}, but without @samp{-N} or @samp{-nc},
-re-downloading a file will result in the new copy simply overwriting the
-old. Adding @samp{-nc} will prevent this behavior, instead causing the
-original version to be preserved and any newer copies on the server to
-be ignored.
+When running Wget with @samp{-r} or @samp{-p}, but without @samp{-N}
+or @samp{-nc}, re-downloading a file will result in the new copy
+simply overwriting the old. Adding @samp{-nc} will prevent this
+behavior, instead causing the original version to be preserved and any
+newer copies on the server to be ignored.
-When running Wget with @samp{-N}, with or without @samp{-r}, the
-decision as to whether or not to download a newer copy of a file depends
-on the local and remote timestamp and size of the file
-(@pxref{Time-Stamping}). @samp{-nc} may not be specified at the same
-time as @samp{-N}.
+When running Wget with @samp{-N}, with or without @samp{-r} or
+@samp{-p}, the decision as to whether or not to download a newer copy
+of a file depends on the local and remote timestamp and size of the
+file (@pxref{Time-Stamping}). @samp{-nc} may not be specified at the
+same time as @samp{-N}.
Note that when @samp{-nc} is specified, files with the suffixes
@samp{.html} or @samp{.htm} will be loaded from the local disk and
@cindex timeout, read
@item --read-timeout=@var{seconds}
Set the read (and write) timeout to @var{seconds} seconds. The
-``time'' of this timeout refers @dfn{idle time}: if, at any point in
+``time'' of this timeout refers to @dfn{idle time}: if, at any point in
the download, no data is received for more than the specified number
of seconds, reading fails and the download is restarted. This option
does not directly affect the duration of the entire download.
@itemx --http-password=@var{password}
Specify the username @var{user} and password @var{password} on an
@sc{http} server. According to the type of the challenge, Wget will
-encode them using either the @code{basic} (insecure) or the
-@code{digest} authentication scheme.
+encode them using either the @code{basic} (insecure),
+the @code{digest}, or the Windows @code{NTLM} authentication scheme.
Another way to specify username and password is in the @sc{url} itself
(@pxref{URL Format}). Either method reveals your password to anyone who
In versions of Wget prior to 1.10 such use of @samp{--header} caused
sending of duplicate headers.
+@cindex redirect
+@item --max-redirect=@var{number}
+Specifies the maximum number of redirections to follow for a resource.
+The default is 20, which is usually far more than necessary. However, on
+those occasions where you want to allow more (or fewer), this is the
+option to use.
+
@cindex proxy user
@cindex proxy password
@cindex proxy authentication
@item -A @var{acclist} --accept @var{acclist}
@itemx -R @var{rejlist} --reject @var{rejlist}
Specify comma-separated lists of file name suffixes or patterns to
-accept or reject (@pxref{Types of Files} for more details).
+accept or reject (@pxref{Types of Files}). Note that if
+any of the wildcard characters, @samp{*}, @samp{?}, @samp{[} or
+@samp{]}, appear in an element of @var{acclist} or @var{rejlist},
+it will be treated as a pattern, rather than a suffix.
@item -D @var{domain-list}
@itemx --domains=@var{domain-list}
@item -I @var{list}
@itemx --include-directories=@var{list}
Specify a comma-separated list of directories you wish to follow when
-downloading (@pxref{Directory-Based Limits} for more details.) Elements
+downloading (@pxref{Directory-Based Limits}). Elements
of @var{list} may contain wildcards.
@item -X @var{list}
@itemx --exclude-directories=@var{list}
Specify a comma-separated list of directories you wish to exclude from
-download (@pxref{Directory-Based Limits} for more details.) Elements of
+download (@pxref{Directory-Based Limits}). Elements of
@var{list} may contain wildcards.
@item -np
Junio Hamano---donated support for Opie and @sc{http} @code{Digest}
authentication.
+@item
+Mauro Tortonesi---Improved IPv6 support, adding support for dual
+family systems. Refactored and enhanced FTP IPv6 code. Maintained GNU
+Wget from 2004--2007.
+
+@item
+Christopher G.@: Lewis---Maintenance of the Windows version of GNU WGet.
+
+@item
+Gisle Vanem---Many helpful patches and improvements, especially for
+Windows and MS-DOS support.
+
@item
People who provided donations for development---including Brian Gough.
@end itemize
Dieter Baron,
Roger Beeman,
Dan Berger,
-T. Bharath,
+T.@: Bharath,
Christian Biere,
Paul Bludov,
Daniel Bodea,
Andy Eskilsson,
Christian Fraenkel,
David Fritz,
-Charles C. Fu,
+Charles C.@: Fu,
FUJISHIMA Satsuki,
Masashi Fujita,
Howard Gayle,
@end ifnottex
Christian Lackas,
Hrvoje Lacko,
-Daniel S. Lewart,
+Daniel S.@: Lewart,
@iftex
Nicol@'{a}s Lichtmeier,
@end iftex
Nicolas Lichtmeier,
@end ifnottex
Dave Love,
-Alexander V. Lukyanov,
+Alexander V.@: Lukyanov,
@iftex
Thomas Lu@ss{}nig,
@end iftex
@end ifnottex
Andre Majorel,
Aurelien Marchand,
-Matthew J. Mellon,
+Matthew J.@: Mellon,
Jordan Mendelson,
Lin Zhe Min,
Jan Minar,
Tim Mooney,
Keith Moore,
-Adam D. Moss,
+Adam D.@: Moss,
Simon Munton,
Charlie Negyesi,
-R. K. Owen,
+R.@: K.@: Owen,
Leonid Petrov,
Simone Piunno,
Andrew Pollock,
Bill Richardson,
Tyler Riddle,
Tobias Ringstrom,
+Jochen Roderburg,
@c Texinfo doesn't grok @'{@i}, so we have to use TeX itself.
@tex
Juan Jos\'{e} Rodr\'{\i}guez,
@ifnottex
Juan Jose Rodriguez,
@end ifnottex
-Maciej W. Rozycki,
-Edward J. Sabol,
+Maciej W.@: Rozycki,
+Edward J.@: Sabol,
Heinz Salzmann,
Robert Schmidt,
Nicolas Schodet,
Andreas Schwab,
-Steven M. Schweda,
+Steven M.@: Schweda,
Chris Seawood,
Dennis Smit,
Toomas Soome,
Zeljko Vrba,
@end ifnottex
Charles G Waldman,
-Douglas E. Wegscheid,
+Douglas E.@: Wegscheid,
+Ralf Wildenhues,
+Joshua David Williams,
YAMAZAKI Makoto,
Jasmin Zainul,
@iftex
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