Can I wget or download files that are not linked to from a server?

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I have a url such as myurl.com/contents and I am trying to fetch all contents in the folder.



Some files, such as myurl.com/contents/unlisted-file.1 are not linked to anywhere. These files are otherwise accessible; if I wgetthem
explictly or type the address in the browser, I can see them.



Now, I am doing wget myurl.com/contents -r -np to fetch all the contents of the folder, but it is not downloading the unlisted files.



If my understanding is correct, this is by design - wget only downloads files that are linked to.



Is there any way to download all files - linked and unlinked - in a server folder, whether it's through wget or some other tool?




wget curl




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  • If opening myurl.com/contents lists all the files in that folder then only we can find a way to download them
    – Arpit Agarwal
    Dec 22 '17 at 9:22










  • You cannot access files that are not linked to and from which you don't know the complete path. This is intentionally by the design of http - if the server don't create a directory listing (has to be configured to do so), the contents will be 'hidden'.
    – ridgy
    Dec 22 '17 at 17:13










  • HTTP doesn't have any concept of directories, and doesn't provide a way to list all the files in a directory. So there's no way for wget to get the names of other files if they're not linked from somwhere.
    – Barmar
    Dec 22 '17 at 19:32










  • You could use something like scp or rsync, assuming you have SSH access to the server.
    – Barmar
    Dec 22 '17 at 19:33














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I have a url such as myurl.com/contents and I am trying to fetch all contents in the folder.



Some files, such as myurl.com/contents/unlisted-file.1 are not linked to anywhere. These files are otherwise accessible; if I wgetthem
explictly or type the address in the browser, I can see them.



Now, I am doing wget myurl.com/contents -r -np to fetch all the contents of the folder, but it is not downloading the unlisted files.



If my understanding is correct, this is by design - wget only downloads files that are linked to.



Is there any way to download all files - linked and unlinked - in a server folder, whether it's through wget or some other tool?




wget curl




share|improve this question




















  • If opening myurl.com/contents lists all the files in that folder then only we can find a way to download them
    – Arpit Agarwal
    Dec 22 '17 at 9:22










  • You cannot access files that are not linked to and from which you don't know the complete path. This is intentionally by the design of http - if the server don't create a directory listing (has to be configured to do so), the contents will be 'hidden'.
    – ridgy
    Dec 22 '17 at 17:13










  • HTTP doesn't have any concept of directories, and doesn't provide a way to list all the files in a directory. So there's no way for wget to get the names of other files if they're not linked from somwhere.
    – Barmar
    Dec 22 '17 at 19:32










  • You could use something like scp or rsync, assuming you have SSH access to the server.
    – Barmar
    Dec 22 '17 at 19:33












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I have a url such as myurl.com/contents and I am trying to fetch all contents in the folder.



Some files, such as myurl.com/contents/unlisted-file.1 are not linked to anywhere. These files are otherwise accessible; if I wgetthem
explictly or type the address in the browser, I can see them.



Now, I am doing wget myurl.com/contents -r -np to fetch all the contents of the folder, but it is not downloading the unlisted files.



If my understanding is correct, this is by design - wget only downloads files that are linked to.



Is there any way to download all files - linked and unlinked - in a server folder, whether it's through wget or some other tool?




wget curl




share|improve this question












I have a url such as myurl.com/contents and I am trying to fetch all contents in the folder.



Some files, such as myurl.com/contents/unlisted-file.1 are not linked to anywhere. These files are otherwise accessible; if I wgetthem
explictly or type the address in the browser, I can see them.



Now, I am doing wget myurl.com/contents -r -np to fetch all the contents of the folder, but it is not downloading the unlisted files.



If my understanding is correct, this is by design - wget only downloads files that are linked to.



Is there any way to download all files - linked and unlinked - in a server folder, whether it's through wget or some other tool?





wget curl





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  • If opening myurl.com/contents lists all the files in that folder then only we can find a way to download them
    – Arpit Agarwal
    Dec 22 '17 at 9:22










  • You cannot access files that are not linked to and from which you don't know the complete path. This is intentionally by the design of http - if the server don't create a directory listing (has to be configured to do so), the contents will be 'hidden'.
    – ridgy
    Dec 22 '17 at 17:13










  • HTTP doesn't have any concept of directories, and doesn't provide a way to list all the files in a directory. So there's no way for wget to get the names of other files if they're not linked from somwhere.
    – Barmar
    Dec 22 '17 at 19:32










  • You could use something like scp or rsync, assuming you have SSH access to the server.
    – Barmar
    Dec 22 '17 at 19:33
















  • If opening myurl.com/contents lists all the files in that folder then only we can find a way to download them
    – Arpit Agarwal
    Dec 22 '17 at 9:22










  • You cannot access files that are not linked to and from which you don't know the complete path. This is intentionally by the design of http - if the server don't create a directory listing (has to be configured to do so), the contents will be 'hidden'.
    – ridgy
    Dec 22 '17 at 17:13










  • HTTP doesn't have any concept of directories, and doesn't provide a way to list all the files in a directory. So there's no way for wget to get the names of other files if they're not linked from somwhere.
    – Barmar
    Dec 22 '17 at 19:32










  • You could use something like scp or rsync, assuming you have SSH access to the server.
    – Barmar
    Dec 22 '17 at 19:33















If opening myurl.com/contents lists all the files in that folder then only we can find a way to download them
– Arpit Agarwal
Dec 22 '17 at 9:22




If opening myurl.com/contents lists all the files in that folder then only we can find a way to download them
– Arpit Agarwal
Dec 22 '17 at 9:22












You cannot access files that are not linked to and from which you don't know the complete path. This is intentionally by the design of http - if the server don't create a directory listing (has to be configured to do so), the contents will be 'hidden'.
– ridgy
Dec 22 '17 at 17:13




You cannot access files that are not linked to and from which you don't know the complete path. This is intentionally by the design of http - if the server don't create a directory listing (has to be configured to do so), the contents will be 'hidden'.
– ridgy
Dec 22 '17 at 17:13












HTTP doesn't have any concept of directories, and doesn't provide a way to list all the files in a directory. So there's no way for wget to get the names of other files if they're not linked from somwhere.
– Barmar
Dec 22 '17 at 19:32




HTTP doesn't have any concept of directories, and doesn't provide a way to list all the files in a directory. So there's no way for wget to get the names of other files if they're not linked from somwhere.
– Barmar
Dec 22 '17 at 19:32












You could use something like scp or rsync, assuming you have SSH access to the server.
– Barmar
Dec 22 '17 at 19:33




You could use something like scp or rsync, assuming you have SSH access to the server.
– Barmar
Dec 22 '17 at 19:33















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