files = [] for row in soup.find_all('tr'): cols = row.find_all('td') if len(cols) >= 3: name_elem = cols[0].find('a') if name_elem and name_elem.get('href') != '../': name = name_elem.text mod_time_str = cols[1].text.strip() try: mod_time = datetime.strptime(mod_time_str, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M') files.append((name, mod_time, cols[2].text)) except: pass
Options +Indexes <IfModule mod_autoindex.c> IndexOptions FancyIndexing NameWidth=* DescriptionWidth=* IndexOptions +SuppressLastMin # Hides last-minute metadata IndexOrderDefault Descending Modified # Sorts by newest first </IfModule> index of files updated
lftp -c "mirror --only-newer --verbose http://example.com/files/ /local/mirror/" Export the number of files updated in the last hour as a metric: files = [] for row in soup
This script is invaluable for building over any "index of files updated" page. 3.3 Using wget and curl for Mirroring with Update Detection # Mirror only if files are newer wget -N -r -l 1 -np http://example.com/files/ List only files updated in the last 7 days (requires parsing) curl -s http://example.com/files/ | grep -E '[0-9]4-[0-9]2-[0-9]2' Here’s a robust way to get the latest
intitle:"index of" "last modified" "parent directory" intitle:"index of" "modified" "size" "description" "index of /" "last modified" mp4 To specifically find files, combine with date ranges in manual inspection. 3.2 Parsing an Index Programmatically (Python Example) Instead of manually reading timestamps, you can scrape and parse the index. Here’s a robust way to get the latest updated file from an Apache-style index:
HeaderName /header.html ReadmeName /footer.html Then create header.html with:
if [ -f "$HASH_FILE" ]; then OLD_HASH=$(cat "$HASH_FILE") if [ "$NEW_HASH" != "$OLD_HASH" ]; then echo "Index updated at $(date)" | mail -s "Index changed" admin@example.com fi fi echo "$NEW_HASH" > "$HASH_FILE" lftp can mirror only new/modified files from an HTTP index: