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Re: [Bug-wget] Bug inside the manpage
From: |
Darshit Shah |
Subject: |
Re: [Bug-wget] Bug inside the manpage |
Date: |
Fri, 10 May 2013 20:36:31 +0530 |
Agreed!
The documentation should indeed read: Number of tries since that is what is
being set by the option.
Attached a patch with the required change.
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Hauke Hoffmann <
address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi wget bug-hunter!
>
>
> I've got a question because of an inaccuracy (maybe a bug) in the manpage
> für "wget". For the parameter "-t / -- tries" it sais:
>
> /"Set number of retries to number. Specify 0 or inf for infinite
> retrying. [...]"/
>
>
> This would mean that you cannot unset retrying for wget.
>
> wget http://something.xyz <-------- default: 20 retries if
> necessary
> wget -t 0 http://something.xyz <--------- infinite retrying
> wget -t 1 http://something.xyz <--------- 1 REtry, so i case of a
> problem, we get the first try + 1 retry = 2 tries.
>
>
>
> Is that correct or is that a typo in the manpage so that it should be:
>
> /"Set number of tries to number. Specify 0 or inf for infinite
> retrying. [...]"/
>
> Regards, Hauke
>
>
--
Thanking You,
Darshit Shah
0001-Fix-typo-in-documentation.patch
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