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How do I properly set wget to download only new files?

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 202669536 views
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Problem

Let's say there's an url, let's call it This location has directory listing enabled, therefore I can do this: To download all its contents with all the files and subfolders and their files. Now, what should I do if I want to repeat this process again, a month later, and I don't want to download everything again, only add new/changed files?

Error Output

wget -r -np http://www.some-url.com/folder/

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did you read this ? http://www.editcorp.com/Personal/Lars_Appel/wget/wget_5.html "Several days later, you would like Wget to check if the remote file has changed, and download it if it has." Try this.

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