From 26dd99930e1093c530e8c4e4b07fe6a47b0c1e61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hniksic Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 08:50:14 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] [svn] Document the --no-http-keep-alive option. --- doc/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ doc/wget.texi | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog index 5086e28e..28525b1e 100644 --- a/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2004-02-06 Hrvoje Niksic + + * wget.texi (Wgetrc Commands): Document --no-http-keep-alive and + the corresponding Wgetrc command. + 2003-12-06 Hrvoje Niksic * wget.texi (Download Options): Don't incorrectly claim that `-O' diff --git a/doc/wget.texi b/doc/wget.texi index c1dd2db2..3c14d1ca 100644 --- a/doc/wget.texi +++ b/doc/wget.texi @@ -1282,6 +1282,19 @@ Note that when retrieving a file (not a directory) because it was specified on the command-line, rather than because it was recursed to, this option has no effect. Symbolic links are always traversed in this case. + +@cindex Keep-Alive, turning off +@cindex Persistent Connections, disabling +@item --no-http-keep-alive +Turn off the ``keep-alive'' feature for HTTP downloads. Normally, Wget +asks the server to keep the connection open so that, when you download +more than one document from the same server, they get transferred over +the same TCP connection. This saves time and at the same time reduces +the load on the server. + +This option is useful when, for some reason, persistent (keep-alive) +connections don't work for you, for example due to a server bug or due +to the inability of server-side scripts to cope with the connections. @end table @node Recursive Retrieval Options @@ -2297,6 +2310,10 @@ Add a @samp{.html} extension to @samp{text/html} or @samp{application/xhtml+xml} files without it, like @samp{-E}. +@item http_keep_alive = on/off +Turn the keep-alive feature on or off (defaults to on). The same as +`--http-keep-alive'. + @item http_passwd = @var{string} Set @sc{http} password. -- 2.39.2