Public bug reported: I use wget to copy a web site from one server to another, adjusting file suffixes and paths.
Since updating to 16.04 LTS from 14.04 the command that I used previously has begun corrupting the destination site on second and subsequent invocations. The options relevant to the problem seem to be -N (use timestamping), -k (convert links) and -E (adjust extensions). The problem arises with linked files whose names do not end in .html. On the first invocation everything is good: file foo.txt is downloaded and linked as foo.txt. On the second invocation the wget log (option -v) suggests that it has examined foo.txt on the server, but then it reports "File '<copylocation>/foo.txt.html' not modified on server. Omitting download." and then it changes the link in the referring file to foo.txt.html. I think this is a bug. Do others have an opinion? Workaround: include the option "--no-if-modified-since" which seems to restore the old, correct behavior. Thanks. P.S. The full command that misbehaves is: wget -nH -r -E -k -N -x -l inf -P <destination for copy> "http://<source web site>" ** Affects: wget (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Package changed: ubuntu => wget (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1618288 Title: wget using "if-modified-since" is not idempotent and corrupts downloaded copy of website on second use To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wget/+bug/1618288/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs