bugGNU Wget - Bugs: bug #21679, Clarify -O option

 
 

bug #21679: Clarify -O option

Submitted by:  Micah Cowan <micahcowan>
Submitted on:  Thu 29 Nov 2007 11:46:29 PM UTC  
 
Category: DocumentationSeverity: 2 - Minor
Priority: 5 - NormalStatus: Confirmed
Privacy: PublicAssigned to: None
Originator Name: Open/Closed: Closed
Release: NoneOperating System: None
Reproducibility: NoneFixed Release: 1.11
Planned Release: 1.11Regression: No
Work Required: 0 - HoursPatch Included: None

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Thu 06 Dec 2007 05:40:54 AM UTC, comment #1:

Huh, looks like the description had already been improved in 5e5eae3f8d9f.

Micah Cowan <micahcowan>
Thu 29 Nov 2007 11:46:29 PM UTC, original submission:

Mauro wrote:

> > Be advised, though, that -O doesn't simply mean "make the name of the
> > downloaded result `filename'"; it means "act as if you're redirecting output
> > to a file named `filename'". In particular, this means that such things as
> > timestamping, and multiple URLs, may not work as you expect.


micah,

i believe this text is a good candidate for inclusion in the man page.

Micah Cowan <micahcowan>

 

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