<# .SYNOPSIS Downloads a folder (including subfolders) from the given URL .DESCRIPTION download-dir.ps1 [] .EXAMPLE PS> ./download-dir "https://www.cnn.com" .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell #> param([string]$URL = "") try { if ($URL -eq "") { $URL = read-host "Enter directory URL to download" } $StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() & wget --version if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'wget' - make sure wget is installed and available" } & wget --mirror --convert-links --adjust-extension --page-requisites --no-parent $URL --directory-prefix . --no-verbose if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'wget --mirror $URL'" } [int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ downloaded directory from $URL in $Elapsed sec" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))" exit 1 }