These wget recipes show you how to download a full website for offline viewing by using the --mirror
argument.
Mirror a Site for Offline Use
wget --mirror --convert-links --adjust-extension --page-requisites --no-parent https://example.com
This recipe mirrors the whole site using several wget options. --mirror
enables recursive downloading. --convert-links
makes links point to local files. --adjust-extension
saves files with proper extensions. --page-requisites
grabs everything needed to view pages offline. --no-parent
prevents going up directories.
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