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how to make sure Dropbox link whether it can download
here is the code
```
if wget -q --method=HEAD ftp://ftp.somewhere.com/bigfile.gz; then echo "This page exists." else echo "This page does not exist." fi
```
I try to use correct...
alicera wrote:...
```
if wget -q --method=HEAD ftp://ftp.somewhere.com/bigfile.gz;
then
echo "This page exists."
else
echo "This page does not exist."
fi```
...
Hm... 🤔 alicera, let's change it little bit:
if wget -q --method=HEAD --max-redirect 0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/abcdefg/123?dl=0 ; then echo "This page does not exist." else echo "This page exists." fi
Is it working now? 😜
Assume these link are setting to share
correct drop box link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/abcdefg/123?dl=0
incorrect drop box link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/abcdefghiklnd/123?dl=0
where the incorrect drop box link is the two status to generate
1. mistake by myself. I got the link wrong when typing.
2. I remove the file but link is hard code somewhere
So I wnat to write a code to check whether the link work or not
Do you know what I mean?
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffAs far as I'm aware, it isn't possible to determine if a file exists at a specific link. Entering the incorrect link means it wouldn't be possible to locate the file.
If the file was deleted, the shared link would also be deleted, and can't be restored to the same link.
I mean I upload a file and share it .
I will get a share link and I can download it with wget .
And I hard code the link to my program.
Someday, I delete the file on dropbox and forget to change the program share link code
So I want to add some code to check whether the link invalid or not
