jsvine / jsvine/waybackpack

Ability download extensions based

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Description

Can download everything from https://example.com but if it is possible to download only the files for give extension with a flag like;
-f .js

https://example.com/new/jobs/file.js
https://example.com/staffs/fired.js

downloaded all the js files from example.com

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Research direction

Start by locating the command-line handling for the proposed -f flag and the logic that selects archived URLs for download. Implement filtering so a request such as -f .js downloads only matching files from the example domain, then verify that non-matching URLs are excluded.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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