Program Version 3 (updated Jun 14 2005)
Manual Version 2 (updated Oct 14 2007) - the program still works, that's amazing :)
This is a program that will download about 500 (approx 700MB) promotional
beasty clips.
All you need to have is :
An internet coneection (faster is better)
A Bash compatible shell (command line, console, terminal (call it
anything you want)). All Linux distributions have one, you can install
one in Window$.
wget (ie a Web downloader). All Linux distributions have one, Mac OS should have it too,
you need to install it under Windows (see below).
So you will need Linux operating system or MAC OS (which has got a
shell & console & wget...) or some Unix. It is also possible to
use Cygwin (an Linux-like
environment for window$) - but this is
usually quite hard to set up (my experience : it is more easy to
install Linux than Cygwin).
Under Linux or Mac:
Assuming you have Bash & Wget, here is what to do:
Make it executable (ie enable the "executable" attibute) - usually you
right-click over the file & select the executable attribute in your
file manager, or you enter 'chmod +x megascript.sh' on the command line.
And now run the file and wait ;)
Under Windows
Under windows, you'll need to Cygwin - it creates Linux-like commanline environment.
As local package directory, select for example "C:\cygwin-local"
Select your preferred download site
In package selection, mark "wget" for installation (it should be in the section "web" or "text")
Wait until it's installed and run cygwin
In cygwin's commandline, move yourself to the directory where megascript.sh.jpg is located (using the "cd" command)
Type the comands given by the green box below.
Some warnings:
- Do not run the file in school (guess why)
- Do not run it when somebody is in your room (it depends)
- Run it when you have plenty of time (fast DSL can do it quickly)
Note:
- During the execution, there will be lotsa messages saying that the file is not
found (error 404). This is normal, as the script is guessing names :) Just wait until it finishes.
If you experience problems, or you have some additional REMs, find me
on petlovers forum (here),
or e-mail me at makloox[at]yahoo[dot]com
Resume:
Here is the exact resume of what you enter into the command-line (ie in
the Bash prompt).
Each line is one command. The 3rd line will execute the program ! :
