Hi Vince! > tip or two with regards to using -X? I'll try!
> wget -r --exclude-directories='*.backup*' --no-parent \ > http://example.com/dir/stuff/ Well, I am using wget under Windows and there, you have have to use "exp", not 'exp', to make it work. The *x* works as expected. I could not test whether the . in your dir name causes any problem. Good luck! Jens (just another user) -- DSL Komplett von GMX +++ Supergünstig und stressfrei einsteigen! AKTION "Kein Einrichtungspreis" nutzen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl