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h1. Howto wget

@wget@ is used to retrieve files via @http@ or @ftp@ protocol.

h2. preliminary note

this is an excerpt from http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html

h2. FTP usage

get all files from ftp-server recursive:

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wget -r --ftp-user=FTPUSERNAME --ftp-password='secret-code' ftp://ftp.example.com

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:!: by default the max. recursive level is 5

if you need to transfer deeper directory structures (e.g. 20 levels) use:

<pre><code class="bash">

wget -r -l 20 --ftp-user=FTPUSERNAME --ftp-password='secret-code' ftp://ftp.example.com

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if you want to transfer the files to a specific directory use:

<pre><code class="bash">

wget -P /tmp -l 2 --ftp-user=FTPUSERNAME --ftp-password='secret-code' ftp://ftp.example.com

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if you want to transfer the files without the generation of 'server_name/...' directory-structure consider using the @cut@ and @nH@-options

double check with http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html#Directory-Options

<pre><code class="bash">

wget -nH --cut-dirs 2 -P /tmp -l 2 --ftp-user=FTPUSERNAME --ftp-password='secret-code' ftp://ftp.example.com

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