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==Using wget to retrieve files that require you to be logged in==
 
==Using wget to retrieve files that require you to be logged in==
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===Save the cookie===
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<code>
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wget --save-cookies ./cookie --post-data "login=USERNAME&password=PASSWORD" -O - URL > /dev/null
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</code>
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===Use the cookie!===
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<code>
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wget --load-cookies ./cookie URL
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</code>

Revision as of 19:56, 27 February 2010

Using wget to retrieve files that require you to be logged in

Save the cookie

wget --save-cookies ./cookie --post-data "login=USERNAME&password=PASSWORD" -O - URL > /dev/null

Use the cookie!

wget --load-cookies ./cookie URL

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