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Remapping extensions

Many files on a remote web server may not behave normally when executed from the local file systems, such as .php or .aspx. WebCopy can handle this by changing the extensions of downloaded content to match their mime type. For example, .php and .aspx would be renamed to .html.

By default, WebCopy will attempt to remap app files based on their content type, except files using the application/octet-stream type, however the following options are available.

OptionDescription
NeverNo extension remapping is performed. This option is not recommended.
AlwaysWebCopy will always try and remap extensions.
Only if no extension presentURI's without an extension will be remaped, those with an extension will not be modified.
Always, except for the specified exclusions(Default) All URI's except those with a content type of application/octet-stream or with user defined extension or content type exclusions will be remapped.

Changing the extension remap mode

  1. From the Project Properties dialog, click the Local Files category
  2. In the Remap file extensions by content type group, select an appropriate option

Specifying exclusions

  1. From the Project Properties dialog, click the Local Files category
  2. In the Remap file extensions by content type group, enter exclusions into the Types to exclude field
  • You can either enter file extensions, such as png into this field, or content types such as image/png
  • This field supports wildcards

When the mode is Always, except for the specified exclusions, the application/octet-stream exclusion is implicit and cannot be disabled.

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Overview Changing the extension remap mode Specifying exclusions See Also