@c %**start of header
@setfilename wget.info
@include version.texi
-@set UPDATED Jul 2006
+@set UPDATED Jan 2008
@settitle GNU Wget @value{VERSION} Manual
@c Disable the monstrous rectangles beside overfull hbox-es.
@finalout
@end direntry
@ifnottex
-This file documents the the GNU Wget utility for downloading network
+This file documents the GNU Wget utility for downloading network
data.
@c man begin COPYRIGHT
-Copyright @copyright{} 1996--2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
+2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
@page
@vskip 0pt plus 1filll
-Copyright @copyright{} 1996--2006, Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
+2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or
This manual documents version @value{VERSION} of GNU Wget, the freely
available utility for network downloads.
-Copyright @copyright{} 1996--2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
+2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@menu
* Overview:: Features of Wget.
them (and neither will browsers) and the @file{cookies.txt} file will
be empty. In that case use @samp{--keep-session-cookies} along with
@samp{--save-cookies} to force saving of session cookies.
+
+@cindex Content-Disposition
+@item --content-disposition
+
+If this is set to on, experimental (not fully-functional) support for
+@code{Content-Disposition} headers is enabled. This can currently result in
+extra round-trips to the server for a @code{HEAD} request, and is known
+to suffer from a few bugs, which is why it is not currently enabled by default.
+
+This option is useful for some file-downloading CGI programs that use
+@code{Content-Disposition} headers to describe what the name of a
+downloaded file should be.
+
@end table
@node HTTPS (SSL/TLS) Options
Set the connect timeout---the same as @samp{--connect-timeout}.
@item content_disposition = on/off
-If this is set to on, experimental (not fully-functional) support for
-@samp{Content-Disposition} headers is enabled. This can currently result in
-extra round-trips to the server for a @samp{HEAD} request, which is why
-it is not currently enabled by default.
-
-This option is useful for some file-downloading CGI programs that use
-@samp{Content-Disposition} headers to describe what the name of a
-downloaded file should be.
+Turn on recognition of the (non-standard) @samp{Content-Disposition}
+HTTP header---if set to @samp{on}, the same as @samp{--content-disposition}.
@item continue = on/off
If set to on, force continuation of preexistent partially retrieved
Turn globbing on/off---the same as @samp{--glob} and @samp{--no-glob}.
@item header = @var{string}
-Define a header for HTTP doewnloads, like using
+Define a header for HTTP downloads, like using
@samp{--header=@var{string}}.
@item html_extension = on/off
* Distribution:: Getting the latest version.
* Web Site:: GNU Wget's presence on the World Wide Web.
* Mailing List:: Wget mailing list for announcements and discussion.
+* Internet Relay Chat:: Wget's presence on IRC.
* Reporting Bugs:: How and where to report bugs.
* Portability:: The systems Wget works on.
* Signals:: Signal-handling performed by Wget.
Another mailing list is at @email{wget-patches@@sunsite.dk}, and is
used to submit patches for review by Wget developers. A ``patch'' is
a textual representation of change to source code, readable by both
-humans and programs. The file @file{PATCHES} that comes with Wget
+humans and programs. The
+@url{http://wget.addictivecode.org/PatchGuidelines} page
covers the creation and submitting of patches in detail. Please don't
send general suggestions or bug reports to @samp{wget-patches}; use it
only for patch submissions.
Subscription is through the @code{mailman} interface at
@url{http://addictivecode.org/mailman/listinfo/wget-notify}.
+@node Internet Relay Chat
+@section Internet Relay Chat
+@cindex Internet Relay Chat
+@cindex IRC
+@cindex #wget
+
+While, at the time of this writing, there is very low activity, we do
+have a support channel set up via IRC at @code{irc.freenode.org},
+@code{#wget}. Come check it out!
+
@node Reporting Bugs
@section Reporting Bugs
@cindex bugs
@item
Try to repeat the bug in as simple circumstances as possible. E.g. if
-Wget crashes while downloading @samp{wget -rl0 -kKE -t5 -Y0
+Wget crashes while downloading @samp{wget -rl0 -kKE -t5 --no-proxy
http://yoyodyne.com -o /tmp/log}, you should try to see if the crash is
repeatable, and if will occur with a simpler set of options. You might
even try to start the download at the page where the crash occurred to
Gisle Vanem---Many helpful patches and improvements, especially for
Windows and MS-DOS support.
+@item
+Ralf Wildenhues---Contributed patches to convert Wget to use Automake as
+part of its build process, and various bugfixes.
+
@item
People who provided donations for development---including Brian Gough.
@end itemize
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