Re: [Bug-wget] Bug inside the manpage

[Darshit Shah]

Agreed!
The documentation should indeed read: Number of tries since that is what is
being set by the option.

Attached a patch with the required change.


On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Hauke Hoffmann <
address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi wget bug-hunter!
>
>
> I've got a question because of an inaccuracy (maybe a bug) in the manpage
> für "wget". For the parameter "-t / -- tries" it sais:
>
>    /"Set number of retries to number.  Specify 0 or inf for infinite
>    retrying. [...]"/
>
>
> This would mean that you cannot unset retrying for wget.
>
> wget http://something.xyz         <-------- default: 20 retries if
> necessary
> wget -t 0 http://something.xyz <--------- infinite retrying
> wget -t 1 http://something.xyz <--------- 1 REtry, so i case of a
> problem, we get the first try + 1 retry = 2 tries.
>
>
>
> Is that correct or is that a typo in the manpage so that it should be:
>
>    /"Set number of tries to number.  Specify 0 or inf for infinite
>    retrying. [...]"/
>
> Regards, Hauke
>
>


-- 
Thanking You,
Darshit Shah

0001-Fix-typo-in-documentation.patch
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