05. Advanced Usage

Advanced Usage

The additional parameter list will display when run without any parameters:

wbm-dl (Wayback Machine Downloader)
http://erlange.github.com 

  -o, --out      Output/destination directory

  -f, --from     From timestamp. Limits the archived result SINCE this timestamp.
                 Use 1 to 14 digit with the format: yyyyMMddhhmmss
                 If omitted, retrieves results since the earliest timestamp available.

  -t, --to       To timestamp. Limits the archived result  UNTIL this timestamps.
                 Use 1 to 14 digit with the format: yyyyMMddhhmmss
                 If omitted, retrieves results until the latest timestamp available.

  -l, --limit    Limits the first N or the last N results. Negative number limits the last N results.

  -a             All timestamps. Retrieves snapshots for all timestamps.

  -c, --count    (Default: 1) Number of concurrent processes.
                 Can speed up the process but requires more memory.

  -A, --All      Retrieves snapshots for all HTTP status codes.
                 If omitted only retrieves the status code of 200

  -e, --exact    Downloads only the url provided and not the full site.

  -O, --Only     Restrict downloading to urls that match this filter.

  -X, --eXclude  Skip downloading of urls that match this filter.

  -L, --list     Displays only the list in a JSON format with the archived timestamps, does not download anything

  --help         Display this help screen.

  --version      Display version information.

Case Sensitive Parameter Names

The Wayback Machine Downloader uses case sensitive parameter names, such as -a is different from -A. Careful consideration should be taken when typing such parameter names.