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. -- Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri Mumbai, India. _______________________________________________ http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
