jsvine / jsvine/waybackpack

Feature request: flag for downloading the latest version of a page, without date folder - to have the website ready to host on static GitHub Pages

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Description

Hi, I tried a few commands - and as I see - currently there is no way to fetch

  1. Latest only
  2. Without intermediate folders like 20110811133647

My use case: run a tool and get html/css/js ready to host on GitHub Pages - static websites hosting.

Thanks for your project.

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No files or tests are named in the issue. Start by locating the command-line option handling and the code that builds download paths, then determine how latest-only selection and date-folder removal should interact. Done means a command can produce HTML, CSS, and JavaScript suitable for hosting on static GitHub Pages.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github, python
Domain
cli, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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