a separate item, and the .wgetrc version was misleading.
* wget.texi (Wgetrc Commands): Changed all instances of ", the same as" to the
more grammatical " -- the same as".
* wget.texi (Download Options): Using -c on a file that's already fully
downloaded results in an unchanged file and no second ".1" copy.
+ * wget.texi (Logging and Input File Options): -B / --base was not
+ documented as a separate item, and the .wgetrc version was misleading.
+
+ * wget.texi (Wgetrc Commands): Changed all instances of
+ ", the same as" to the more grammatical " -- the same as".
+
2000-08-22 Dan Harkless <dan-wget@dilvish.speed.net>
* wget.texi (Download Options): --no-clobber's documentation was
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Indirect:
wget.info-1: 961
-wget.info-2: 50094
-wget.info-3: 93566
+wget.info-2: 50225
+wget.info-3: 93801
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Tag Table:
(Indirect)
Node: Option Syntax\7f8163
Node: Basic Startup Options\7f9587
Node: Logging and Input File Options\7f10287
-Node: Download Options\7f12681
-Node: Directory Options\7f20528
-Node: HTTP Options\7f23006
-Node: FTP Options\7f26911
-Node: Recursive Retrieval Options\7f28104
-Node: Recursive Accept/Reject Options\7f30068
-Node: Recursive Retrieval\7f32966
-Node: Following Links\7f35264
-Node: Relative Links\7f36292
-Node: Host Checking\7f36806
-Node: Domain Acceptance\7f38831
-Node: All Hosts\7f40501
-Node: Types of Files\7f40928
-Node: Directory-Based Limits\7f43378
-Node: FTP Links\7f46018
-Node: Time-Stamping\7f46888
-Node: Time-Stamping Usage\7f48525
-Node: HTTP Time-Stamping Internals\7f50094
-Node: FTP Time-Stamping Internals\7f51564
-Node: Startup File\7f52772
-Node: Wgetrc Location\7f53645
-Node: Wgetrc Syntax\7f54460
-Node: Wgetrc Commands\7f55175
-Node: Sample Wgetrc\7f62457
-Node: Examples\7f67476
-Node: Simple Usage\7f68083
-Node: Advanced Usage\7f70477
-Node: Guru Usage\7f73228
-Node: Various\7f74890
-Node: Proxies\7f75414
-Node: Distribution\7f78179
-Node: Mailing List\7f78530
-Node: Reporting Bugs\7f79229
-Node: Portability\7f81014
-Node: Signals\7f82389
-Node: Appendices\7f83043
-Node: Robots\7f83458
-Node: Introduction to RES\7f84605
-Node: RES Format\7f86498
-Node: User-Agent Field\7f87602
-Node: Disallow Field\7f88366
-Node: Norobots Examples\7f88977
-Node: Security Considerations\7f89931
-Node: Contributors\7f90927
-Node: Copying\7f93566
-Node: Concept Index\7f112729
+Node: Download Options\7f12812
+Node: Directory Options\7f20659
+Node: HTTP Options\7f23137
+Node: FTP Options\7f27042
+Node: Recursive Retrieval Options\7f28235
+Node: Recursive Accept/Reject Options\7f30199
+Node: Recursive Retrieval\7f33097
+Node: Following Links\7f35395
+Node: Relative Links\7f36423
+Node: Host Checking\7f36937
+Node: Domain Acceptance\7f38962
+Node: All Hosts\7f40632
+Node: Types of Files\7f41059
+Node: Directory-Based Limits\7f43509
+Node: FTP Links\7f46149
+Node: Time-Stamping\7f47019
+Node: Time-Stamping Usage\7f48656
+Node: HTTP Time-Stamping Internals\7f50225
+Node: FTP Time-Stamping Internals\7f51695
+Node: Startup File\7f52903
+Node: Wgetrc Location\7f53776
+Node: Wgetrc Syntax\7f54591
+Node: Wgetrc Commands\7f55306
+Node: Sample Wgetrc\7f62692
+Node: Examples\7f67711
+Node: Simple Usage\7f68318
+Node: Advanced Usage\7f70712
+Node: Guru Usage\7f73463
+Node: Various\7f75125
+Node: Proxies\7f75649
+Node: Distribution\7f78414
+Node: Mailing List\7f78765
+Node: Reporting Bugs\7f79464
+Node: Portability\7f81249
+Node: Signals\7f82624
+Node: Appendices\7f83278
+Node: Robots\7f83693
+Node: Introduction to RES\7f84840
+Node: RES Format\7f86733
+Node: User-Agent Field\7f87837
+Node: Disallow Field\7f88601
+Node: Norobots Examples\7f89212
+Node: Security Considerations\7f90166
+Node: Contributors\7f91162
+Node: Copying\7f93801
+Node: Concept Index\7f112964
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End Tag Table
HTML files on your local disk, by adding `<base href="URL">' to
HTML, or using the `--base' command-line option.
+`-B URL'
+`--base=URL'
+ When used in conjunction with `-F', prepends URL to relative links
+ in the file specified by `-i'.
+
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File: wget.info, Node: Download Options, Next: Directory Options, Prev: Logging and Input File Options, Up: Invoking
Enable/disable host-prefixed file names. `-nH' disables it.
continue = on/off
- Enable/disable continuation of the retrieval, the same as `-c'
+ Enable/disable continuation of the retrieval - the same as `-c'
(which enables it).
background = on/off
- Enable/disable going to background, the same as `-b' (which enables
- it).
+ Enable/disable going to background - the same as `-b' (which
+ enables it).
backup_converted = on/off
Enable/disable saving pre-converted files with the suffix `.orig'
- the same as `-K' (which enables it).
base = STRING
- Set base for relative URLs, the same as `-B'.
+ Consider relative URLs in URL input files forced to be interpreted
+ as HTML as being relative to STRING - the same as `-B'.
cache = on/off
When set to off, disallow server-caching. See the `-C' option.
Debug mode, same as `-d'.
delete_after = on/off
- Delete after download, the same as `--delete-after'.
+ Delete after download - the same as `--delete-after'.
dir_prefix = STRING
- Top of directory tree, the same as `-P'.
+ Top of directory tree - the same as `-P'.
dirstruct = on/off
- Turning dirstruct on or off, the same as `-x' or `-nd',
+ Turning dirstruct on or off - the same as `-x' or `-nd',
respectively.
domains = STRING
exclude_directories = STRING
Specify a comma-separated list of directories you wish to exclude
- from download, the same as `-X' (*Note Directory-Based Limits::).
+ from download - the same as `-X' (*Note Directory-Based Limits::).
exclude_domains = STRING
Same as `--exclude-domains' (*Note Domain Acceptance::).
follow_ftp = on/off
- Follow FTP links from HTML documents, the same as `-f'.
+ Follow FTP links from HTML documents - the same as `-f'.
follow_tags = STRING
Only follow certain HTML tags when doing a recursive retrieval,
force_html = on/off
If set to on, force the input filename to be regarded as an HTML
- document, the same as `-F'.
+ document - the same as `-F'.
ftp_proxy = STRING
Use STRING as FTP proxy, instead of the one specified in
environment.
glob = on/off
- Turn globbing on/off, the same as `-g'.
+ Turn globbing on/off - the same as `-g'.
header = STRING
Define an additional header, like `--header'.
include_directories = STRING
Specify a comma-separated list of directories you wish to follow
- when downloading, the same as `-I'.
+ when downloading - the same as `-I'.
input = STRING
Read the URLs from STRING, like `-i'.
the value in `Content-Length'.
logfile = STRING
- Set logfile, the same as `-o'.
+ Set logfile - the same as `-o'.
login = STRING
Your user name on the remote machine, for FTP. Defaults to
proxy loading, instead of the one specified in environment.
output_document = STRING
- Set the output filename, the same as `-O'.
+ Set the output filename - the same as `-O'.
passive_ftp = on/off
- Set passive FTP, the same as `--passive-ftp'.
+ Set passive FTP - the same as `--passive-ftp'.
passwd = STRING
Set your FTP password to PASSWORD. Without this setting, the
Set proxy authentication password to STRING, like `--proxy-passwd'.
quiet = on/off
- Quiet mode, the same as `-q'.
+ Quiet mode - the same as `-q'.
quota = QUOTA
Specify the download quota, which is useful to put in the global
system settings.
reclevel = N
- Recursion level, the same as `-l'.
+ Recursion level - the same as `-l'.
recursive = on/off
- Recursive on/off, the same as `-r'.
+ Recursive on/off - the same as `-r'.
relative_only = on/off
- Follow only relative links, the same as `-L' (*Note Relative
+ Follow only relative links - the same as `-L' (*Note Relative
Links::).
remove_listing = on/off
what you are doing before changing the default (which is `on').
server_response = on/off
- Choose whether or not to print the HTTP and FTP server responses,
+ Choose whether or not to print the HTTP and FTP server responses -
the same as `-S'.
simple_host_check = on/off
Same as `-H'.
timeout = N
- Set timeout value, the same as `-T'.
+ Set timeout value - the same as `-T'.
timestamping = on/off
Turn timestamping on/off. The same as `-N' (*Note Time-Stamping::).
tries = N
- Set number of retries per URL, the same as `-t'.
+ Set number of retries per URL - the same as `-t'.
use_proxy = on/off
Turn proxy support on/off. The same as `-Y'.
verbose = on/off
- Turn verbose on/off, the same as `-v'/`-nv'.
+ Turn verbose on/off - the same as `-v'/`-nv'.
wait = N
- Wait N seconds between retrievals, the same as `-w'.
+ Wait N seconds between retrievals - the same as `-w'.
waitretry = N
Wait up to N seconds between retries of failed retrievals only -
* arguments: Invoking.
* authentication: HTTP Options.
* backing up converted files: Recursive Retrieval Options.
+* base for relative links in input file: Logging and Input File Options.
* bug reports: Reporting Bugs.
* bugs: Reporting Bugs.
* cache: HTTP Options.
@sc{html} files on your local disk, by adding @code{<base
href="@var{url}">} to @sc{html}, or using the @samp{--base} command-line
option.
+
+@cindex base for relative links in input file
+@item -B @var{URL}
+@itemx --base=@var{URL}
+When used in conjunction with @samp{-F}, prepends @var{URL} to relative
+links in the file specified by @samp{-i}.
@end table
@node Download Options, Directory Options, Logging and Input File Options, Invoking
Enable/disable host-prefixed file names. @samp{-nH} disables it.
@item continue = on/off
-Enable/disable continuation of the retrieval, the same as @samp{-c}
+Enable/disable continuation of the retrieval -- the same as @samp{-c}
(which enables it).
@item background = on/off
-Enable/disable going to background, the same as @samp{-b} (which enables
+Enable/disable going to background -- the same as @samp{-b} (which enables
it).
@item backup_converted = on/off
@c @item backups = @var{number}
@c #### Document me!
+@c
@item base = @var{string}
-Set base for relative @sc{url}s, the same as @samp{-B}.
+Consider relative @sc{url}s in @sc{url} input files forced to be
+interpreted as @sc{html} as being relative to @var{string} -- the same
+as @samp{-B}.
@item cache = on/off
When set to off, disallow server-caching. See the @samp{-C} option.
Debug mode, same as @samp{-d}.
@item delete_after = on/off
-Delete after download, the same as @samp{--delete-after}.
+Delete after download -- the same as @samp{--delete-after}.
@item dir_prefix = @var{string}
-Top of directory tree, the same as @samp{-P}.
+Top of directory tree -- the same as @samp{-P}.
@item dirstruct = on/off
-Turning dirstruct on or off, the same as @samp{-x} or @samp{-nd},
+Turning dirstruct on or off -- the same as @samp{-x} or @samp{-nd},
respectively.
@item domains = @var{string}
@item exclude_directories = @var{string}
Specify a comma-separated list of directories you wish to exclude from
-download, the same as @samp{-X} (@xref{Directory-Based Limits}).
+download -- the same as @samp{-X} (@xref{Directory-Based Limits}).
@item exclude_domains = @var{string}
Same as @samp{--exclude-domains} (@xref{Domain Acceptance}).
@item follow_ftp = on/off
-Follow @sc{ftp} links from @sc{html} documents, the same as @samp{-f}.
+Follow @sc{ftp} links from @sc{html} documents -- the same as @samp{-f}.
@item follow_tags = @var{string}
Only follow certain HTML tags when doing a recursive retrieval, just like
@item force_html = on/off
If set to on, force the input filename to be regarded as an @sc{html}
-document, the same as @samp{-F}.
+document -- the same as @samp{-F}.
@item ftp_proxy = @var{string}
Use @var{string} as @sc{ftp} proxy, instead of the one specified in
environment.
@item glob = on/off
-Turn globbing on/off, the same as @samp{-g}.
+Turn globbing on/off -- the same as @samp{-g}.
@item header = @var{string}
Define an additional header, like @samp{--header}.
@item include_directories = @var{string}
Specify a comma-separated list of directories you wish to follow when
-downloading, the same as @samp{-I}.
+downloading -- the same as @samp{-I}.
@item input = @var{string}
Read the @sc{url}s from @var{string}, like @samp{-i}.
to the value in @code{Content-Length}.
@item logfile = @var{string}
-Set logfile, the same as @samp{-o}.
+Set logfile -- the same as @samp{-o}.
@item login = @var{string}
Your user name on the remote machine, for @sc{ftp}. Defaults to
proxy loading, instead of the one specified in environment.
@item output_document = @var{string}
-Set the output filename, the same as @samp{-O}.
+Set the output filename -- the same as @samp{-O}.
@item passive_ftp = on/off
-Set passive @sc{ftp}, the same as @samp{--passive-ftp}.
+Set passive @sc{ftp} -- the same as @samp{--passive-ftp}.
@item passwd = @var{string}
Set your @sc{ftp} password to @var{password}. Without this setting, the
@samp{--proxy-passwd}.
@item quiet = on/off
-Quiet mode, the same as @samp{-q}.
+Quiet mode -- the same as @samp{-q}.
@item quota = @var{quota}
Specify the download quota, which is useful to put in the global
mbytes. Note that the user's startup file overrides system settings.
@item reclevel = @var{n}
-Recursion level, the same as @samp{-l}.
+Recursion level -- the same as @samp{-l}.
@item recursive = on/off
-Recursive on/off, the same as @samp{-r}.
+Recursive on/off -- the same as @samp{-r}.
@item relative_only = on/off
-Follow only relative links, the same as @samp{-L} (@xref{Relative
+Follow only relative links -- the same as @samp{-L} (@xref{Relative
Links}).
@item remove_listing = on/off
@item server_response = on/off
Choose whether or not to print the @sc{http} and @sc{ftp} server
-responses, the same as @samp{-S}.
+responses -- the same as @samp{-S}.
@item simple_host_check = on/off
Same as @samp{-nh} (@xref{Host Checking}).
Same as @samp{-H}.
@item timeout = @var{n}
-Set timeout value, the same as @samp{-T}.
+Set timeout value -- the same as @samp{-T}.
@item timestamping = on/off
Turn timestamping on/off. The same as @samp{-N} (@xref{Time-Stamping}).
@item tries = @var{n}
-Set number of retries per @sc{url}, the same as @samp{-t}.
+Set number of retries per @sc{url} -- the same as @samp{-t}.
@item use_proxy = on/off
Turn proxy support on/off. The same as @samp{-Y}.
@item verbose = on/off
-Turn verbose on/off, the same as @samp{-v}/@samp{-nv}.
+Turn verbose on/off -- the same as @samp{-v}/@samp{-nv}.
@item wait = @var{n}
-Wait @var{n} seconds between retrievals, the same as @samp{-w}.
+Wait @var{n} seconds between retrievals -- the same as @samp{-w}.
@item waitretry = @var{n}
Wait up to @var{n} seconds between retries of failed retrievals only --
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