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Old 03-03-2014, 03:09 PM   #1
baronobeefdip
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wget not cloning correctly


I am cloning a website for archival purposes and it's organized strangely. The website features directories that are named the same as a file in the same directory. It will download the file name first but then when it clones the directory of the same name the directory overwrites the file by removing it and replacing it with the directory. The file with the same name as the directory is gone. How do I get it to stop doing this and clone the website perfectly?
 
Old 03-03-2014, 03:15 PM   #2
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What is the wget command you are using?
 
Old 03-03-2014, 09:47 PM   #3
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wget -r www.site.com
The website has pages that are named the same as folders leading to other pages. This is confusing wget for some reason. For example, The server has a text file named PAGE, while at the same time has a directory named PAGE. wget will download the text document but when it gets to the directory wget overwrites it with the directory and the file is gone.

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