Interactive Script for WGET?

[agent007]

hi all,

Wget get is a g8 tool, but it can be quite a hassle at times to remember all the parameters. So, I was thinking of creating an interactive script of some sort. Something like this:-

---------------------------
Wget Downloader
---------------------------
1) Wget single file
2) Wget MIRROR a site
3) Wget all pdf's

Enter ur selection to continue: 3

$wget -r -l1 --no-parent -A.pdf (http://www.someserver.com/dir )

The script will show the first three options (functions for each option will have to be defined) and then ask for the number of the option that is to be processed. After the number is inputed (in this case option 3), the first part will be automatically put into the prompt and all that is to be done is paste the URL part...(which I've shown in brackets)

It would be really cool to get this thing working! What do u think guys? Is anyone using something like this already?

thanks,
007

[X11]

I could write one in c with curses.

If you already know the command line commands to whatever you could easily modify my "cmenu" that i wrote download it from my website
http://users.tpg.com.au/irulz0r/warez.html

[agent007]

hello X11,

Thanks! This is just the thing I was searching for. I've made a couple of changes. However, once selected, lets say option "2", wget -2 should be put into the prompt so that the URL can be pasted....Can that be done? What do u think?

thanks.

void menu()
{
char option;
cprintw("Wget Interactive Downloading!",3);

mvprintw(5,0,"Please select the type of download\n\n
Num Description\n");
printw("1 Download a normal file\n");
printw("2 Mirror Website\n");
printw("3 Mirror Website (2 Levels)\n");
printw("4 Mirror Website (3 Levels)\n");
printw("5 Mirror Website (4 Levels)\n");
printw("6 Download files, specified by *.ext\n");
printw("7 Download files, specified by by *.ext (alternative method)\n");
printw("8 Continue unfinished download\n");
printw("x Exit\n");
option = getch();

switch (option)
{
case '1':
system("wget");
break;

case '2':
system("wget -r");
break;

case '3':
system("wget -r -l2");
break;

case '4':
system("wget -r -l3");
break;

case '5':
system("wget -r -l4");
break;

case '6':
system("wget");
break;

case '7':
system("wget -r -l1 --no-parent -A.gif");
break;

case '8':
system("wget -nc -r");
break;

case 'x':
reallyexit();
break;
}

[X11]

This should work (not sure in other words)

Code: Select all

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <curses.h>
#include <string.h>

void menu()
{
char option;
char url[512];
char command[512]="wget";
cprintw("Wget Interactive Downloading!",3);

mvprintw(5,0,"Please select the type of download\n\n
Num Description\n");
printw("1 Download a normal file\n");
printw("2 Mirror Website\n");
printw("3 Mirror Website (2 Levels)\n");
printw("4 Mirror Website (3 Levels)\n");
printw("5 Mirror Website (4 Levels)\n");
printw("6 Download files, specified by *.ext\n");
printw("7 Download files, specified by by *.ext (alternative method)\n");
printw("8 Continue unfinished download\n");
printw("x Exit\n");
option = getch();

scanw(url);
switch (option)
{
case '1':
strcat(command,url);
system(command);
break;

case '2':
strcat(command," -r");
system(command);
break;

case '3':
strcat(command," -r -l2");
strcat(command,url);
system(command);
break;

case '4':
strcat(command," -r -l3");
break;

case '5':
strcat(command,url);
strcat(command," -r -l4");
break;

case '6':
strcat(command,url);
system(command);
break;

case '7':
strcat(command,url);
strcat(command,"-r -l1 --no-parent -A.gif");
break;

case '8':
strcat(command,url);
strcat(command,"wget -nc -r");
break;

case 'x':
reallyexit();
break;
}



[agent007]

No luck compiling..Could it be because of the changed header file? Instead of stdlib.h the previous one used ncursors.h.... Heres the o/p:-

gcc -o new new1.c -lncurses
new1.c: In function `reallyexit':
new1.c:24: too few arguments to function `exit'
new1.c:39:14: warning: multi-line string literals are deprecated
new1.c: In function `main':
new1.c:105: warning: return type of `main' is not `int'

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <curses.h>
#include <string.h>

void cprintw(char text[80],int line)
{
int row;
int col;
getmaxyx(stdscr,row,col);
mvprintw(line,(col-strlen(text))/2,text);
}

void reallyexit()
{
char option;
printw("Are you sure you want to exit Y/N [n]\n");
option = getch();

switch(option)
{
case 'y':
case 'Y':
endwin();
exit();
break;
}
}


void menu()
{
char option;
char url[512];
char command[512]="wget";
cprintw("Wget Interactive Download Script",3);

mvprintw(5,0,"Please select the type of download\n\n
Num Description\n");
printw("1 Download a normal file\n");
printw("2 Mirror Website\n");
printw("3 Mirror Website (2 Levels)\n");
printw("4 Mirror Website (3 Levels)\n");
printw("5 Mirror Website (4 Levels)\n");
printw("6 Download files, specified by *.ext\n");
printw("7 Download files, specified by by *.ext (alternative method)\n");
printw("8 Continue unfinished download\n");
printw("x Exit\n");
option = getch();

scanw(url);
switch (option)
{
case '1':
strcat(command,url);
system(command);
break;

case '2':
strcat(command," -r");
system(command);
break;

case '3':
strcat(command," -r -l2");
strcat(command,url);
system(command);
break;

case '4':
strcat(command," -r -l3");
break;

case '5':
strcat(command,url);
strcat(command," -r -l4");
break;

case '6':
strcat(command,url);
system(command);
break;

case '7':
strcat(command,url);
strcat(command,"-r -l1 --no-parent -A.gif");
break;

case '8':
strcat(command,url);
strcat(command,"wget -nc -r");
break;

case 'x':
reallyexit();
break;
}
printw("press any key to continue");
clear();

}

void main()
{
WINDOW *mywindow;
mywindow = initscr();
noecho();
printw("Press any key to continue");
getch();
clear();
while(1)
menu();
}

[X11]

It was a dirty hack, its most likly missing some things.