WGET help?

[mkr10001]

I couldn't find a suitable forum so I thought I would ask you guys.

I downloaded GNU WGET to have a mess about with and I ran a sample script and it downloaded example.com but I can't find where it downloaded to. Anything I have found says it goes to the directory you ran it from but nothing shows up.

Any ideas?

 

[Ztruker]

Can you post the sample script?
How are you running it?

 

[mkr10001]

I went into the install directory

and just ran

# Download the entire contents of example.com
wget -r -l 0 Example Web Page

i found it on wikipedia. i tried running from desktop and it worked so now im thinking i just didnt have the right permissions to write to the program files folders? there were no errors when it ran it just didn't seem to save

 

[Ztruker]

I just ran a simple command line wget to my own http server and index.html was download to the current directory so that is indeed how it works. Need to see the script you are using, how you are running it to help.

 

[Ztruker]

Ah, no, you can't write to the Program Files or Program Files (x86) folders. Really shouldn't be anyway.

 

[mkr10001]

That'll be why then

I was thrown off because it didn't tell me there was a problem

Cheers

 

[Ztruker]

That is strange. I would have thought you'd get some kind of error message.

 

[CabbyL]

Look in C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32\bin
that's where mine was.

 

[margrave]

You can specify the file location.

Here's how I run wget:

wget --quiet -nv --output-document="FILE-NAME-GOES-HERE" --no-cache --no-directories --no-host-directories "URL-GOES-HERE"

 

[Eric3742]

What is wget used for?
GNU Wget (or just Wget, formerly Geturl) is a computer program that retrieves content from web servers, and is part of the GNU Project. Its name is derived from World Wide Web and get. It supports downloading via HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP


Link:

Index of /gnu/wget

Google it.

 

[MoxieMomma]

Hi, @CabbyL and other folks:

This thread is nearly 6 years old. Before yesterday, the last reply was in January 2011.
I'm not sure the OP is still following it or looking for help?

<just sayin>

Cheers,
MM

 

[Eric3742]

@MM
You are sharp.
I think the CabbyL was just a comment.
As mentioned it is available in the folder.

Normally old thread do have a remark in red color on not to continue.

 

[margrave]

I hate when that happens.