Cyotek WebCopy HelpThe CLI allows for non-interactive downloading of content. It is best suited for batch and scripting scenarios.
Usage
WCOPY uri | project [OPTION...]
Tip
If using a project file as the source, any additional arguments will override values loaded from the project file.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
uri | Specifies the remote URL to download |
project | The filename of a WebCopy project |
/o <file | folder> | Specifies the output filename for a single URL, or folder for recursive downloads. If not specified, StdOut will be used for single file, or the current folder for recursive. Has no effect when referencing a WebCopy project or via the GUI interface |
/mode <mode> | Specifies the crawl mode. Available values are Domain, SubDomains, SiblingDomains, External, LinkResources and ParentDomain |
/recursive | Enables scanning of the downloaded URL for further files to download. Has no effect when referencing a WebCopy project or via the GUI interface |
/nomap | Disables the remapping document references within downloaded files. Only applies to recursive downloads. Has no effect if the URL parameter references a WebCopy project |
/empty | Empties the destination folder of all files and sub folders. Only applies to recursive downloads. Has no effect if the URL parameter references a WebCopy project |
/header <header> | Defines a custom header to send with each request |
/max-redirect <count> | The maximum redirect chain length |
/no-directories | Disables directory creation. All output files will be in the same folder |
/prehead | Enables the use of the HEAD verb |
/no-prehead | Disables the use of the HEAD verb |
/proxy <address> | Proxy server address |
/proxy-user <user> | Proxy server user name |
/proxy-password <password> | Proxy server password |
/useragent <agent> | Defines a custom user agent |
/input-file <file> | The name of a text file containing a list of URLs to process |
/H or /? | Display this message. |
/LOG <file> | Writes output to a log file. If <file> is not specified, a default name will be used |
/LOGAPPEND | If set and the log file already exists, new data will be appended to the file, otherwise the log is recreated |
/QUIET | Suppresses most standard output |
/PAUSE | Prompts the user to press a key before the program is exited |
/NOLOGO | Do not display the startup banner and copyright message. |
/VERSION | Display version information only. |
/STATISTICS | Display execution statistics. |
/NOCRASHREPORT | Disable automatic crash logging and solution checking. |
/list-arguments | Displays how input arguments were interpreted, then exits without performing any actions |