Comments on: How to fetch a url with curl or wget silently http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/ neat fun stuff Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:30:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hendrikhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-799014 Hendrik Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:19:31 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-799014 Trying all hints on this site, but it still does not work. Got zero-byte files in /root, messages or a logfile, but I want a really silent wget-cronjob.For me it works as follow: wget -O /dev/null/ "http://www.example.com" >/dev/null 2>/dev/null Trying all hints on this site, but it still does not work. Got zero-byte files in /root, messages or a logfile, but I want a really silent wget-cronjob.

For me it works as follow: wget -O /dev/null/ “http://www.example.com” >/dev/null 2>/dev/null

]]> By: Carl Winbäckhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-742952 Carl Winbäck Fri, 18 Mar 2011 06:09:28 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-742952 For the record, curl --silent will be totally silent and not even show error messages. One needs to use --show-error for that. For the record, curl –silent will be totally silent and not even show error messages. One needs to use –show-error for that.

]]> By: Hossamhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-623446 Hossam Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:33:43 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-623446 Best option is wget -O - -q http://example.com/urltofetch.html >/dev/null 2>&1 in order NOT to download anything.@Jame: by default wget doesn't retry at all. If you used the -t switch without a number it will default to 20 retries and if you use it with 0 it will retry to an infinite number. Best option is wget -O – -q http://example.com/urltofetch.html >/dev/null 2>&1 in order NOT to download anything.

@Jame: by default wget doesn’t retry at all. If you used the -t switch without a number it will default to 20 retries and if you use it with 0 it will retry to an infinite number.

]]> By: meilionehttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-593577 meilione Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:44:54 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-593577 using >/dev/null 2>&1 works a treat, thanks using >/dev/null 2>&1 works a treat, thanks

]]> By: Timmehhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-533190 Timmeh Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:31:31 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-533190 I tried wget --debug with --tries=1 and wget appeared to only try once and then give up so as far as I can see, tries=1 means just that I tried wget –debug with –tries=1 and wget appeared to only try once and then give up so as far as I can see, tries=1 means just that

]]> By: Jamehttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-460687 Jame Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:44:05 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-460687 Hi , I have a problem with wget command. I want to get the file just only 1 time but the command can 't do that.wget --tries=1 http://xxx.com It 's mean retry for 1 timewget --tries=0 http://xxx.com It 's mean retry indefinite timesCould you tell me how can I use wget command without retry?Thanks Hi , I have a problem with wget command. I want to get the file just only 1 time but the command can ‘t do that.

wget –tries=1 http://xxx.com
It ‘s mean retry for 1 time

wget –tries=0 http://xxx.com
It ‘s mean retry indefinite times

Could you tell me how can I use wget command without retry?

Thanks

]]> By: namehttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-444755 name Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:56:37 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-444755 --output-document=/dev/null –output-document=/dev/null

]]> By: sohbethttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-436657 sohbet Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:56:18 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-436657 thnxxx thnxxx

]]> By: Roberthttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-398567 Robert Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:38:33 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-398567 @DavidTo get into a .htpasswd protected folder, use: --http-user=xxxxx --http-passwd=xxxxxCheers, Robert @David

To get into a .htpasswd protected folder, use:
–http-user=xxxxx –http-passwd=xxxxx

Cheers,
Robert

]]> By: Aneemhttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-375463 Aneem Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:30:21 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/how-to-fetch-a-url-with-curl-or-wget-silently/#comment-375463 How to fetch a url and save it in another folder rather than existing/root folder? How to fetch a url and save it in another folder rather than existing/root folder?

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