21 Mar
2002
21 Mar
'02
4:10 p.m.
On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, noel seq wrote:
How do I automate download from an http site using lynx.
I have set a cron job for downloading a file from a http site. When I give lynx http://site, it goes to the site and asks for (D)ownload /(C)ancel Only when i press d it downloads the file from the site. However, I want to download the file without manual intervention. lynx -dump htt://site gives me ascii output on the screen.
Any suggestions.
Noel.
Why not try wget -cv http://path.to/file it will not ask you for a confirmation and besides will even re-connect if the conection drops after downloading the file partially.
man wget is your friend.
regards,
Sharukh.
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Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri
Mumbai, India.