Re: [Bug-wget] using wget to mirror based on filesize only not timestamp

[Giuseppe Scrivano]

Hello,

the filesize should be considered as well.  Can you please give us more
information about the ftp server and the wget version you are using?

Thanks,
Giuseppe



Tim Lam <address@hidden> writes:

> Is there a way I can make wget retrieve the file based purely on filesize and 
> not on timestamp.
>
> I've tried all sorts of commands in addition to wget -m
>
> The ftp site I want to access creates a new file everyday and gradually 
> updates that file throughout the day (increasing in filesize)
>
> Unfortunately the timestamp on the file is set to when the file was created, 
> not modified
>
> Hence whenever I use wget to mirror it see's a file that is say 6kb and 
> downloads its
>
> The next day it will see the same file and won't "redownload" the
> complete file but just skips over it, even though the file is now 19kb
> but the same timestamp.
>
> Hope someone can help
>
> Tim