Re: [Bug-wget] Current wget release

[Dale R. Worley]

Tim Ruehsen <address@hidden> writes:
> thanks, just push patch #1.

I've included that patch below (which I think is the correct way to
submit it).  It applies to the current commit (4734e8d 2017-01-17
15:16:40 +0100 * NEWS: update).

> The second one is still not a candidate for a release. The patch changes some 
> basic / default behavior and we still got no opinions/discussion from anyone 
> testing it. Sorry, but from the old thread there are too many open points.

OK, I'll go back in the mailing list and rejoin the discussion.

Dale

>From 740c68d4d820334362dc93ce5c31b9d742f12558 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Dale R. Worley" <address@hidden>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 12:14:46 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Improve documentation of --trust-server-names.

---
 doc/wget.texi | 12 +++++++-----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/wget.texi b/doc/wget.texi
index 91219e5..3632fd1 100644
--- a/doc/wget.texi
+++ b/doc/wget.texi
@@ -1700,9 +1700,11 @@ with a http status code that indicates error.
 @cindex Trust server names
 @item --trust-server-names
 
-If this is set to on, on a redirect the last component of the
-redirection URL will be used as the local file name.  By default it is
-used the last component in the original URL.
+If this is set, on a redirect, the local file name will be based
+on the redirection URL.  By default the local file name is is based on
+the original URL.  When doing recursive retrieving this can be helpful
+because in many web sites redirected URLs correspond to an underlying
+file structure, while link URLs do not.
 
 @cindex authentication
 @item --auth-no-challenge
@@ -3261,8 +3263,8 @@ Turn on recognition of the (non-standard) 
@samp{Content-Disposition}
 HTTP header---if set to @samp{on}, the same as @samp{--content-disposition}.
 
 @item trust_server_names = on/off
-If set to on, use the last component of a redirection URL for the local
-file name.
+If set to on, construct the local file name from redirection URLs
+rather than original URLs.
 
 @item continue = on/off
 If set to on, force continuation of preexistent partially retrieved
-- 
1.8.3.1