If you want to download multiple files recursively from a website wget is the way to go. The popular alternative tool curl does not support recursive download.
# Download all files having extension jar, xml but not exe from the given path looking at one level (immediate children only)
wget -r -np -l 1 -A jar,xml -R exe http://target-website.com/path/
# Interpretation of the options
-r Recursive downaload
-np Do not ascend to the parent directory
-l Recursion depth (0 for infinite)
-A Accepted file extensions
# Download all files having extension jar, xml but not exe from the given path looking at one level (immediate children only)
wget -r -np -l 1 -A jar,xml -R exe http://target-website.com/path/
# Interpretation of the options
-r Recursive downaload
-np Do not ascend to the parent directory
-l Recursion depth (0 for infinite)
-A Accepted file extensions
# Download all files having extension jar, xml but not exe from the given path looking at one level (immediate children only) wget -r -np -l 1 -A jar,xml -R exe http://target-website.com/path/ # Interpretation of the options -r Recursive downaload -np Do not ascend to the parent directory -l Recursion depth (0 for infinite) -A Accepted file extensions
Note that, links constructed dynamically using Javascript or any other way, won’t be visible to wget.
If wget is not installed already, use the below commands:
# Windows
choco install wget
# Mac
brew install wget
# Windows
choco install wget
# Mac
brew install wget
# Windows choco install wget # Mac brew install wget
Recursively Download Files Using wget
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