Re: Bug? --reject download first, and THEN delete the file

[Gabriele Zaverio]

Yes, it is recursive :/ IDK why in that case everything is downloaded
and can't be rejected :(


On 10/17/21, Tim Rühsen <tim.ruehsen@gmx.de> wrote:
> On 12.10.21 16:55, Gabriele Zaverio wrote:
>> Hi there,
>>
>> Writing about wget --reject.
>>
>> When using it, wget actually download(!!!) the file, and THEN delete it.
>>
>> I think this is wrong. It must not download it at all.
>>
>> Can this be a bug / be corrected?
>>
>> Thank  you
>
> Are you using wget in recursive mode ? In this case all HTMl files are
> downloaded first (to get parsed for more URLs). After that, the file
> will be removed if it fits into the reject pattern.
>
> Can you provide an example command line just to see if this is the case
> ? If not, it's likely a bug.
>
> Regards, Tim
>
>


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