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Is there a method on Windows or Linux for downloading all files* within an online directory, specifically:
http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/
so I have a local repository I can work on? Any browser or command-line solutions would be fine, and I am willing to download any browser.
*recursively
What's in a Google Search
Posted 2016-04-15T08:57:53.420
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wget has a feature specifically designed for this need. The command you need would be:
wget --no-parent -r http://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/
-r means recursive.
--no-parent would skip the "Parent directory" link. Without this, the siblings of tumbleweed will also get downloaded.
David Dai
Posted 2016-04-15T08:57:53.420
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Weirdly, I keep getting a '404' error for some of the files but I don't understand how that's possible. Surely wget should only be attempting to get the files that are actually in the directory? It seems to be reattempting, but something doesn't feel quite right... – What's in a Google Search – 2016-04-15T20:47:46.380
Not a duplicate of the question, since I asked what to do about downloading the files, not how to use the syntax of
wget. Though they may share a single common solution the questions are very much not the same e.g. there are possibly other solutions not involvingwget. – What's in a Google Search – 2016-04-15T09:30:19.097The question doesn't ask for software recommendations, it asks for a solution. If people suggest software that's up to them, but if you read the question that's not what it's doing. – What's in a Google Search – 2016-04-15T09:33:56.350
No it's not. Not all solutions involve software recommendations. – What's in a Google Search – 2016-04-15T09:59:53.367
There is no currently available comment regarding google searchability. Suggest moving to chat or meta to resolve as this doesn't appear to be a constructive dialogue at this point. – What's in a Google Search – 2016-04-15T10:20:05.920
Let us continue this discussion in chat.
– What's in a Google Search – 2016-04-15T17:02:38.243