Best Practices for Using wget to Scrape URLs: Any Tips or Common Pitfalls to Avoid?

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Hey! I feel you on the wget scrape urls struggles. One thing that saved me was using the `--wait` option to add delays between requests. It helps avoid getting blocked.

Also, for recursive downloads, I always set a depth limit with `-l` (like `-l 2` for 2 levels deep). Otherwise, yeah, it’s a rabbit hole lol.

If you’re dealing with rate-limiting, check out `--limit-rate` to throttle your download speed.

Hope that helps!

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