Re: How to simply download directories (http or ftp)

Linda Walsh <wget@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> But I've tried various combinations to download the "rpms" in the
> directory:
> wget -r -nH http://mirrors.kernel.org/suse/i386/9.3/suse/i586
> wget -r -nH http://mirrors.kernel.org/suse/i386/9.3/suse/i586/.
>     (both just download an index.html file)

You need to use `-e robots=off'.

> Also hoped that wildcards might work in ftp, like:
>
> wget -r -nH ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/suse/i386/9.3/suse/i586/\*.rpm
> wget -r -nH --cut-dirs=4 ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/suse/i386/9.3/suse/i586/\*
>
> but I kept ketting the error message:
> --------------------------------
> Warning: wildcards not supported in HTTP.

You're probably using a proxy.  They don't work over a proxy, which
effectively converts the FTP conversation into HTTP.