Format of cookies when using wget?
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What's the Netscape format of wget's cookies.txt? I need to mirror a website that requires login.
I use a Chrome extension that returns cookies in that format, I save them in cookies.txt, import with wget command but to no use, it just downloads the content like I'm not logged in at all.
I appreciate any help.
wget
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What's the Netscape format of wget's cookies.txt? I need to mirror a website that requires login.
I use a Chrome extension that returns cookies in that format, I save them in cookies.txt, import with wget command but to no use, it just downloads the content like I'm not logged in at all.
I appreciate any help.
wget
edited Jan 6 '16 at 15:41
geckon
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asked Apr 16 '12 at 12:19
Zarko Djuric
143116
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up vote
24
down vote
favorite
up vote
24
down vote
favorite
What's the Netscape format of wget's cookies.txt? I need to mirror a website that requires login.
I use a Chrome extension that returns cookies in that format, I save them in cookies.txt, import with wget command but to no use, it just downloads the content like I'm not logged in at all.
I appreciate any help.
wget
edited Jan 6 '16 at 15:41
geckon
1034
asked Apr 16 '12 at 12:19
Zarko Djuric
143116
What's the Netscape format of wget's cookies.txt? I need to mirror a website that requires login.
I use a Chrome extension that returns cookies in that format, I save them in cookies.txt, import with wget command but to no use, it just downloads the content like I'm not logged in at all.
I appreciate any help.
wget
wget
edited Jan 6 '16 at 15:41
geckon
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asked Apr 16 '12 at 12:19
Zarko Djuric
143116
edited Jan 6 '16 at 15:41
geckon
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asked Apr 16 '12 at 12:19
Zarko Djuric
143116
edited Jan 6 '16 at 15:41
geckon
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edited Jan 6 '16 at 15:41
geckon
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edited Jan 6 '16 at 15:41
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Zarko Djuric
143116
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The format is Netscape format as stated in the man page and this format is:
The layout of Netscape's cookies.txt file is such that each line
contains one name-value pair. An example cookies.txt file may have an
entry that looks like this:
.netscape.com TRUE / FALSE 946684799 NETSCAPE_ID 100103
Each line represents a single piece of stored information. A tab is
inserted between each of the fields.
From left-to-right, here is what each field represents:
domain - The domain that created AND that can read the variable.
flag - A TRUE/FALSE value indicating if all machines within a given domain can access the variable. This value is set automatically by the
browser, depending on the value you set for domain.
path - The path
within the domain that the variable is valid for.
secure - A
TRUE/FALSE value indicating if a secure connection with the domain is
needed to access the variable.
expiration - The UNIX time that the
variable will expire on. UNIX time is defined as the number of seconds
since Jan 1, 1970 00:00:00 GMT.
name - The name of the variable.
value
- The value of the variable.
(From "The Unofficial Cookie FAQ", edited for clarity)
edited Nov 1 '15 at 21:45
Venning
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answered Jun 17 '15 at 14:03
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Is the file Tab or Space seperated?
– Ferrybig
Nov 1 '15 at 22:14
3
@ferrybig Tabs are used.
– geckon
Jan 6 '16 at 15:15
anything special is the cookie comes from e.g. 127.0.0.1 instead of something with a domain name ?
– PypeBros
May 9 at 10:08
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One way of getting cookies for wget is to use the --keep-session-cookies options of wget.
For example :
wget --keep-session-cookies --save-cookies cookies.txt "http://MYSITE/?__login=USER&__password=PASS"
The ?__login etc depends on the web site you're trying to mirror, you might have to look at how the authentication form works.
Then you can use :
wget --mirror --load-cookies cookies.txt http://MYSITE/
answered Apr 16 '12 at 14:12
Arthur Lutz
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3
this doesn't answer the question of what the file format is
– Michael
Jan 9 '15 at 20:37
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The Netscape cookies file format for each data line is as above, but you won't be able to read it in with HTTP::Cookies::Netscape unless it has a header line like this, which the complete file format requires:
# Netscape HTTP Cookie File
or this:
# HTTP Cookie File
edited 4 mins ago
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3 Answers
3
active
oldest
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3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
31
down vote
accepted
The format is Netscape format as stated in the man page and this format is:
The layout of Netscape's cookies.txt file is such that each line
contains one name-value pair. An example cookies.txt file may have an
entry that looks like this:
.netscape.com TRUE / FALSE 946684799 NETSCAPE_ID 100103
Each line represents a single piece of stored information. A tab is
inserted between each of the fields.
From left-to-right, here is what each field represents:
domain - The domain that created AND that can read the variable.
flag - A TRUE/FALSE value indicating if all machines within a given domain can access the variable. This value is set automatically by the
browser, depending on the value you set for domain.
path - The path
within the domain that the variable is valid for.
secure - A
TRUE/FALSE value indicating if a secure connection with the domain is
needed to access the variable.
expiration - The UNIX time that the
variable will expire on. UNIX time is defined as the number of seconds
since Jan 1, 1970 00:00:00 GMT.
name - The name of the variable.
value
- The value of the variable.
(From "The Unofficial Cookie FAQ", edited for clarity)
edited Nov 1 '15 at 21:45
Venning
305
answered Jun 17 '15 at 14:03
ETL
47143
2
Is the file Tab or Space seperated?
– Ferrybig
Nov 1 '15 at 22:14
3
@ferrybig Tabs are used.
– geckon
Jan 6 '16 at 15:15
anything special is the cookie comes from e.g. 127.0.0.1 instead of something with a domain name ?
– PypeBros
May 9 at 10:08
add a comment |Â
up vote
31
down vote
accepted
The format is Netscape format as stated in the man page and this format is:
The layout of Netscape's cookies.txt file is such that each line
contains one name-value pair. An example cookies.txt file may have an
entry that looks like this:
.netscape.com TRUE / FALSE 946684799 NETSCAPE_ID 100103
Each line represents a single piece of stored information. A tab is
inserted between each of the fields.
From left-to-right, here is what each field represents:
domain - The domain that created AND that can read the variable.
flag - A TRUE/FALSE value indicating if all machines within a given domain can access the variable. This value is set automatically by the
browser, depending on the value you set for domain.
path - The path
within the domain that the variable is valid for.
secure - A
TRUE/FALSE value indicating if a secure connection with the domain is
needed to access the variable.
expiration - The UNIX time that the
variable will expire on. UNIX time is defined as the number of seconds
since Jan 1, 1970 00:00:00 GMT.
name - The name of the variable.
value
- The value of the variable.
(From "The Unofficial Cookie FAQ", edited for clarity)
edited Nov 1 '15 at 21:45
Venning
305
answered Jun 17 '15 at 14:03
ETL
47143
2
Is the file Tab or Space seperated?
– Ferrybig
Nov 1 '15 at 22:14
3
@ferrybig Tabs are used.
– geckon
Jan 6 '16 at 15:15
anything special is the cookie comes from e.g. 127.0.0.1 instead of something with a domain name ?
– PypeBros
May 9 at 10:08
add a comment |Â
up vote
31
down vote
accepted
up vote
31
down vote
accepted
The format is Netscape format as stated in the man page and this format is:
The layout of Netscape's cookies.txt file is such that each line
contains one name-value pair. An example cookies.txt file may have an
entry that looks like this:
.netscape.com TRUE / FALSE 946684799 NETSCAPE_ID 100103
Each line represents a single piece of stored information. A tab is
inserted between each of the fields.
From left-to-right, here is what each field represents:
domain - The domain that created AND that can read the variable.
flag - A TRUE/FALSE value indicating if all machines within a given domain can access the variable. This value is set automatically by the
browser, depending on the value you set for domain.
path - The path
within the domain that the variable is valid for.
secure - A
TRUE/FALSE value indicating if a secure connection with the domain is
needed to access the variable.
expiration - The UNIX time that the
variable will expire on. UNIX time is defined as the number of seconds
since Jan 1, 1970 00:00:00 GMT.
name - The name of the variable.
value
- The value of the variable.
(From "The Unofficial Cookie FAQ", edited for clarity)
edited Nov 1 '15 at 21:45
Venning
305
answered Jun 17 '15 at 14:03
ETL
47143
The format is Netscape format as stated in the man page and this format is:
The layout of Netscape's cookies.txt file is such that each line
contains one name-value pair. An example cookies.txt file may have an
entry that looks like this:
.netscape.com TRUE / FALSE 946684799 NETSCAPE_ID 100103
Each line represents a single piece of stored information. A tab is
inserted between each of the fields.
From left-to-right, here is what each field represents:
domain - The domain that created AND that can read the variable.
flag - A TRUE/FALSE value indicating if all machines within a given domain can access the variable. This value is set automatically by the
browser, depending on the value you set for domain.
path - The path
within the domain that the variable is valid for.
secure - A
TRUE/FALSE value indicating if a secure connection with the domain is
needed to access the variable.
expiration - The UNIX time that the
variable will expire on. UNIX time is defined as the number of seconds
since Jan 1, 1970 00:00:00 GMT.
name - The name of the variable.
value
- The value of the variable.
(From "The Unofficial Cookie FAQ", edited for clarity)
edited Nov 1 '15 at 21:45
Venning
305
answered Jun 17 '15 at 14:03
ETL
47143
edited Nov 1 '15 at 21:45
Venning
305
edited Nov 1 '15 at 21:45
Venning
305
edited Nov 1 '15 at 21:45
Venning
305
305
answered Jun 17 '15 at 14:03
ETL
47143
answered Jun 17 '15 at 14:03
ETL
47143
answered Jun 17 '15 at 14:03
ETL
47143
47143
2
Is the file Tab or Space seperated?
– Ferrybig
Nov 1 '15 at 22:14
3
@ferrybig Tabs are used.
– geckon
Jan 6 '16 at 15:15
anything special is the cookie comes from e.g. 127.0.0.1 instead of something with a domain name ?
– PypeBros
May 9 at 10:08
add a comment |Â
2
Is the file Tab or Space seperated?
– Ferrybig
Nov 1 '15 at 22:14
3
@ferrybig Tabs are used.
– geckon
Jan 6 '16 at 15:15
anything special is the cookie comes from e.g. 127.0.0.1 instead of something with a domain name ?
– PypeBros
May 9 at 10:08
2
2
Is the file Tab or Space seperated?
– Ferrybig
Nov 1 '15 at 22:14
Is the file Tab or Space seperated?
– Ferrybig
Nov 1 '15 at 22:14
3
3
@ferrybig Tabs are used.
– geckon
Jan 6 '16 at 15:15
@ferrybig Tabs are used.
– geckon
Jan 6 '16 at 15:15
anything special is the cookie comes from e.g. 127.0.0.1 instead of something with a domain name ?
– PypeBros
May 9 at 10:08
anything special is the cookie comes from e.g. 127.0.0.1 instead of something with a domain name ?
– PypeBros
May 9 at 10:08
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
One way of getting cookies for wget is to use the --keep-session-cookies options of wget.
For example :
wget --keep-session-cookies --save-cookies cookies.txt "http://MYSITE/?__login=USER&__password=PASS"
The ?__login etc depends on the web site you're trying to mirror, you might have to look at how the authentication form works.
Then you can use :
wget --mirror --load-cookies cookies.txt http://MYSITE/
answered Apr 16 '12 at 14:12
Arthur Lutz
1864
3
this doesn't answer the question of what the file format is
– Michael
Jan 9 '15 at 20:37
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
One way of getting cookies for wget is to use the --keep-session-cookies options of wget.
For example :
wget --keep-session-cookies --save-cookies cookies.txt "http://MYSITE/?__login=USER&__password=PASS"
The ?__login etc depends on the web site you're trying to mirror, you might have to look at how the authentication form works.
Then you can use :
wget --mirror --load-cookies cookies.txt http://MYSITE/
answered Apr 16 '12 at 14:12
Arthur Lutz
1864
3
this doesn't answer the question of what the file format is
– Michael
Jan 9 '15 at 20:37
add a comment |Â
up vote
3
down vote
up vote
3
down vote
One way of getting cookies for wget is to use the --keep-session-cookies options of wget.
For example :
wget --keep-session-cookies --save-cookies cookies.txt "http://MYSITE/?__login=USER&__password=PASS"
The ?__login etc depends on the web site you're trying to mirror, you might have to look at how the authentication form works.
Then you can use :
wget --mirror --load-cookies cookies.txt http://MYSITE/
answered Apr 16 '12 at 14:12
Arthur Lutz
1864
One way of getting cookies for wget is to use the --keep-session-cookies options of wget.
For example :
wget --keep-session-cookies --save-cookies cookies.txt "http://MYSITE/?__login=USER&__password=PASS"
The ?__login etc depends on the web site you're trying to mirror, you might have to look at how the authentication form works.
Then you can use :
wget --mirror --load-cookies cookies.txt http://MYSITE/
answered Apr 16 '12 at 14:12
Arthur Lutz
1864
answered Apr 16 '12 at 14:12
Arthur Lutz
1864
answered Apr 16 '12 at 14:12
Arthur Lutz
1864
answered Apr 16 '12 at 14:12
Arthur Lutz
1864
1864
3
this doesn't answer the question of what the file format is
– Michael
Jan 9 '15 at 20:37
add a comment |Â
3
this doesn't answer the question of what the file format is
– Michael
Jan 9 '15 at 20:37
3
3
this doesn't answer the question of what the file format is
– Michael
Jan 9 '15 at 20:37
this doesn't answer the question of what the file format is
– Michael
Jan 9 '15 at 20:37
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
The Netscape cookies file format for each data line is as above, but you won't be able to read it in with HTTP::Cookies::Netscape unless it has a header line like this, which the complete file format requires:
# Netscape HTTP Cookie File
or this:
# HTTP Cookie File
edited 4 mins ago
kenorb
7,996365105
answered Apr 2 '16 at 14:10
Phil Goetz
1112
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
The Netscape cookies file format for each data line is as above, but you won't be able to read it in with HTTP::Cookies::Netscape unless it has a header line like this, which the complete file format requires:
# Netscape HTTP Cookie File
or this:
# HTTP Cookie File
edited 4 mins ago
kenorb
7,996365105
answered Apr 2 '16 at 14:10
Phil Goetz
1112
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
The Netscape cookies file format for each data line is as above, but you won't be able to read it in with HTTP::Cookies::Netscape unless it has a header line like this, which the complete file format requires:
# Netscape HTTP Cookie File
or this:
# HTTP Cookie File
edited 4 mins ago
kenorb
7,996365105
answered Apr 2 '16 at 14:10
Phil Goetz
1112
The Netscape cookies file format for each data line is as above, but you won't be able to read it in with HTTP::Cookies::Netscape unless it has a header line like this, which the complete file format requires:
# Netscape HTTP Cookie File
or this:
# HTTP Cookie File
edited 4 mins ago
kenorb
7,996365105
answered Apr 2 '16 at 14:10
Phil Goetz
1112
edited 4 mins ago
kenorb
7,996365105
edited 4 mins ago
kenorb
7,996365105
edited 4 mins ago
kenorb
7,996365105
7,996365105
answered Apr 2 '16 at 14:10
Phil Goetz
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answered Apr 2 '16 at 14:10
Phil Goetz
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answered Apr 2 '16 at 14:10
Phil Goetz
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