Using wget to recursively fetch a directory with arbitrary files in it

Question

I have a web directory where I store some config files. I\'d like to use wget to pull those files down and maintain their current structure. For instance, the remote directo

Answer 1

You should use the -m (mirror) flag, as that takes care to not mess with timestamps and to recurse indefinitely.

wget -m http://example.com/configs/.vim/

If you add the points mentioned by others in this thread, it would be:

wget -m -e robots=off --no-parent http://example.com/configs/.vim/