Mirror Download with wget
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This post will describe downloading a centos repo using wget. Though the ideas in this blog post can apply to any mirror with packages exposed via http.
wget \
--accept rpm,bz2,gz,xml,asc \
--recursive \
--no-parent \
--no-host-directories \
--cut-dirs=4 \
http://mirror.centos.org/centos/8/BaseOS/x86_64/os/
Here are what the options mean…
| Option | Meaning |
|---|---|
--accept |
Comma separated by which extensions to allow downloading |
--recursive |
Follow links |
--no-parent |
Only follow links that are sub-directories of the current one |
--no-host-directories |
Exclude creating a folder indicating the hostname |
--cut-dirs=N |
Don’t make folders for a depth of N subdirectories. Notice in the example centos, 8, BaseOS, x86_64, os is a list of 5 subdirectories so N=5 |