How to force wget to download a directory from Dropbox
I tried downloading a dropbox directory using the following command.
wget -O reads -r "https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1eqzxexmei28ihx/AAAnjVNqUl8MJFH51j9PILf-a?dl=1
It downloads, but the result is a file not a directory
$ ls
-rw-r--r--@ 1 juliofdiaz staff 5.3M 13 Dec 17:07 reads
Any help with this?
dropbox wget
asked Dec 13 '18 at 22:17
Julio DiazJulio Diaz
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I tried downloading a dropbox directory using the following command.
wget -O reads -r "https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1eqzxexmei28ihx/AAAnjVNqUl8MJFH51j9PILf-a?dl=1
It downloads, but the result is a file not a directory
$ ls
-rw-r--r--@ 1 juliofdiaz staff 5.3M 13 Dec 17:07 reads
Any help with this?
dropbox wget
asked Dec 13 '18 at 22:17
Julio DiazJulio Diaz
1012
add a comment |
I tried downloading a dropbox directory using the following command.
wget -O reads -r "https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1eqzxexmei28ihx/AAAnjVNqUl8MJFH51j9PILf-a?dl=1
It downloads, but the result is a file not a directory
$ ls
-rw-r--r--@ 1 juliofdiaz staff 5.3M 13 Dec 17:07 reads
Any help with this?
dropbox wget
asked Dec 13 '18 at 22:17
Julio DiazJulio Diaz
1012
I tried downloading a dropbox directory using the following command.
wget -O reads -r "https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1eqzxexmei28ihx/AAAnjVNqUl8MJFH51j9PILf-a?dl=1
It downloads, but the result is a file not a directory
$ ls
-rw-r--r--@ 1 juliofdiaz staff 5.3M 13 Dec 17:07 reads
Any help with this?
dropbox wget
dropbox wget
asked Dec 13 '18 at 22:17
Julio DiazJulio Diaz
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asked Dec 13 '18 at 22:17
Julio DiazJulio Diaz
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asked Dec 13 '18 at 22:17
Julio DiazJulio Diaz
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asked Dec 13 '18 at 22:17
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asked Dec 13 '18 at 22:17
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With the option -O you can specify only a single file, so it is not the correct option to download multiple file.
-O file
--output-document=file
The documents will not be written to the appropriate files, but all will be concatenated together and written tofile.
What you need if you want to specify a directory as a target is -P:
-P prefix
--directory-prefix=prefix
Set directory prefix to prefix. The directory prefix is the directory where all other files and subdirectories will be saved to, i.e. the top of the retrieval tree.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 22:25
RalfFriedlRalfFriedl
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I used ` wget -P newDir -r "dropbox.com/sh/1eqzxexmei28ihx/AAAnjVNqUl8MJFH51j9PILf-a?dl=1"` and I does download as a directory, but it does not download the contents.
– Julio Diaz
Dec 13 '18 at 22:32
That is because the link refers to a single file. If you want to download recursively, you need a link to a page that provides links to the files you want to download.
– RalfFriedl
Dec 13 '18 at 22:40
Any idea how that could be accomplished with a Dropbox dir?
– Julio Diaz
Dec 13 '18 at 22:41
No, I don't know. You should have some page that lists all your files. Try the URL of that page.
– RalfFriedl
Dec 13 '18 at 22:42
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With the option -O you can specify only a single file, so it is not the correct option to download multiple file.
-O file
--output-document=file
The documents will not be written to the appropriate files, but all will be concatenated together and written tofile.
What you need if you want to specify a directory as a target is -P:
-P prefix
--directory-prefix=prefix
Set directory prefix to prefix. The directory prefix is the directory where all other files and subdirectories will be saved to, i.e. the top of the retrieval tree.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 22:25
RalfFriedlRalfFriedl
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I used ` wget -P newDir -r "dropbox.com/sh/1eqzxexmei28ihx/AAAnjVNqUl8MJFH51j9PILf-a?dl=1"` and I does download as a directory, but it does not download the contents.
– Julio Diaz
Dec 13 '18 at 22:32
That is because the link refers to a single file. If you want to download recursively, you need a link to a page that provides links to the files you want to download.
– RalfFriedl
Dec 13 '18 at 22:40
Any idea how that could be accomplished with a Dropbox dir?
– Julio Diaz
Dec 13 '18 at 22:41
No, I don't know. You should have some page that lists all your files. Try the URL of that page.
– RalfFriedl
Dec 13 '18 at 22:42
add a comment |
With the option -O you can specify only a single file, so it is not the correct option to download multiple file.
-O file
--output-document=file
The documents will not be written to the appropriate files, but all will be concatenated together and written tofile.
What you need if you want to specify a directory as a target is -P:
-P prefix
--directory-prefix=prefix
Set directory prefix to prefix. The directory prefix is the directory where all other files and subdirectories will be saved to, i.e. the top of the retrieval tree.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 22:25
RalfFriedlRalfFriedl
1,056137
I used ` wget -P newDir -r "dropbox.com/sh/1eqzxexmei28ihx/AAAnjVNqUl8MJFH51j9PILf-a?dl=1"` and I does download as a directory, but it does not download the contents.
– Julio Diaz
Dec 13 '18 at 22:32
That is because the link refers to a single file. If you want to download recursively, you need a link to a page that provides links to the files you want to download.
– RalfFriedl
Dec 13 '18 at 22:40
Any idea how that could be accomplished with a Dropbox dir?
– Julio Diaz
Dec 13 '18 at 22:41
No, I don't know. You should have some page that lists all your files. Try the URL of that page.
– RalfFriedl
Dec 13 '18 at 22:42
add a comment |
With the option -O you can specify only a single file, so it is not the correct option to download multiple file.
-O file
--output-document=file
The documents will not be written to the appropriate files, but all will be concatenated together and written tofile.
What you need if you want to specify a directory as a target is -P:
-P prefix
--directory-prefix=prefix
Set directory prefix to prefix. The directory prefix is the directory where all other files and subdirectories will be saved to, i.e. the top of the retrieval tree.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 22:25
RalfFriedlRalfFriedl
1,056137
With the option -O you can specify only a single file, so it is not the correct option to download multiple file.
-O file
--output-document=file
The documents will not be written to the appropriate files, but all will be concatenated together and written tofile.
What you need if you want to specify a directory as a target is -P:
-P prefix
--directory-prefix=prefix
Set directory prefix to prefix. The directory prefix is the directory where all other files and subdirectories will be saved to, i.e. the top of the retrieval tree.
answered Dec 13 '18 at 22:25
RalfFriedlRalfFriedl
1,056137
answered Dec 13 '18 at 22:25
RalfFriedlRalfFriedl
1,056137
answered Dec 13 '18 at 22:25
RalfFriedlRalfFriedl
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answered Dec 13 '18 at 22:25
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1,056137
I used ` wget -P newDir -r "dropbox.com/sh/1eqzxexmei28ihx/AAAnjVNqUl8MJFH51j9PILf-a?dl=1"` and I does download as a directory, but it does not download the contents.
– Julio Diaz
Dec 13 '18 at 22:32
That is because the link refers to a single file. If you want to download recursively, you need a link to a page that provides links to the files you want to download.
– RalfFriedl
Dec 13 '18 at 22:40
Any idea how that could be accomplished with a Dropbox dir?
– Julio Diaz
Dec 13 '18 at 22:41
No, I don't know. You should have some page that lists all your files. Try the URL of that page.
– RalfFriedl
Dec 13 '18 at 22:42
add a comment |
I used ` wget -P newDir -r "dropbox.com/sh/1eqzxexmei28ihx/AAAnjVNqUl8MJFH51j9PILf-a?dl=1"` and I does download as a directory, but it does not download the contents.
– Julio Diaz
Dec 13 '18 at 22:32
That is because the link refers to a single file. If you want to download recursively, you need a link to a page that provides links to the files you want to download.
– RalfFriedl
Dec 13 '18 at 22:40
Any idea how that could be accomplished with a Dropbox dir?
– Julio Diaz
Dec 13 '18 at 22:41
No, I don't know. You should have some page that lists all your files. Try the URL of that page.
– RalfFriedl
Dec 13 '18 at 22:42
I used ` wget -P newDir -r "dropbox.com/sh/1eqzxexmei28ihx/AAAnjVNqUl8MJFH51j9PILf-a?dl=1"` and I does download as a directory, but it does not download the contents.
– Julio Diaz
Dec 13 '18 at 22:32
I used ` wget -P newDir -r "dropbox.com/sh/1eqzxexmei28ihx/AAAnjVNqUl8MJFH51j9PILf-a?dl=1"` and I does download as a directory, but it does not download the contents.
– Julio Diaz
Dec 13 '18 at 22:32
That is because the link refers to a single file. If you want to download recursively, you need a link to a page that provides links to the files you want to download.
– RalfFriedl
Dec 13 '18 at 22:40
That is because the link refers to a single file. If you want to download recursively, you need a link to a page that provides links to the files you want to download.
– RalfFriedl
Dec 13 '18 at 22:40
Any idea how that could be accomplished with a Dropbox dir?
– Julio Diaz
Dec 13 '18 at 22:41
Any idea how that could be accomplished with a Dropbox dir?
– Julio Diaz
Dec 13 '18 at 22:41
No, I don't know. You should have some page that lists all your files. Try the URL of that page.
– RalfFriedl
Dec 13 '18 at 22:42
No, I don't know. You should have some page that lists all your files. Try the URL of that page.
– RalfFriedl
Dec 13 '18 at 22:42
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