[Techtalk] download_script.php with wget

[Conor Daly]

On Tue, Jan 11, 2005 at 10:21:09AM +0000 or thereabouts, Conor Daly wrote:
> 
>  # lynx --dump http://www.vim.org/scripts/download_script.php?src_id=3576 > test.zip

I've put together a little something to use lynx to correctly download such
files.  It's called phpget.sh and I'll put it up on
http://www.cod.utvinternet.com soonish but, in the meantime, here it is:

################## cut here ###############################################################
#!/bin/bash

#####################################
#
# phpget.sh
#
# A script to download files from URLS of the form
#
# http://example.com/download.php?id=nnnn
#
# and to save them with their proper names.
#
# uses lynx -cmd_script <URL>
#
# Useage:	phpget.sh <URL>
#
# Author:	Conor Daly
# License:	GPL
# Date:		11-jan-2005
#
#####################################

BINDIR=`dirname $0`
LYNXSCRIPT=$BINDIR/cmdfile.lynx

useage() {

cat << USE

Useage:	$0 [ install ] <URL>

 A script to download files from URLS of the form
 http://example.com/download.php?id=nnnn
 and to save them with their proper names.
 
 The 'install' option will generate the response script
 for lynx

 Author:	Conor Daly <conor.daly at met.ie>
 License:	GPL
 Date:		11-jan-2005

USE
}

install() {
cat << CMDFILE
# Command script for lynx for automatic downloading of 
# http://example.com/download.php?id=nnnn
# style URLS
# Author: Conor Daly
key d
key Down Arrow
key Right Arrow
key ^J
# Overwrites an existing file
#key y
key q
key ^J
CMDFILE
}

if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
  useage
  exit 1
fi

if [ "$1" == "install" ]; then
  install > $LYNXSCRIPT
  shift
fi

[ $# -gt 0 ] || exit

URL=$1

LYNXBIN=`which lynx`

if [ ! $LYNXBIN ]; then
  echo "Error: lynx not found"
  exit 1
fi

$LYNXBIN -cmd_script=$LYNXSCRIPT $URL

STATUS=$?

if [ $STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
  echo "download failed"
  exit $STATUS
fi
################## cut here ###############################################################

Save as phpget.sh and make executable

Conor
-- 
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Met Eireann, Glasnevin Hill,  Word or PowerPoint attachments.
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