Berkeley CS170 Assets Download Script

A simple bash script to automatically download discussion worksheets (dis) and homework assignments (hw) from Berkeley's CS170 (Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems) course.

Features

• Download discussion worksheets or homework assignments
• Automatically downloads both problem sets and solutions
• Skips files that don't exist on the server
• Customizable download range
• Organizes files into separate directories

Requirements

• bash
• wget

Usage

./download-Berkeley-CS170.sh <type> [max_number]

Parameters

• <type> (required): Type of files to download
  • dis - Discussion worksheets
  • hw - Homework assignments
• [max_number] (optional): Maximum number to download (default: 11)
  • Downloads from 01 to the specified number

Examples

Download discussion worksheets 01-11 (default):

./download-Berkeley-CS170.sh dis

Download discussion worksheets 01-15:

./download-Berkeley-CS170.sh dis 15

Download homework assignments 01-10:

./download-Berkeley-CS170.sh hw 10

Output

Files are downloaded to directories based on type:

• Discussion worksheets: cs170_dis/
• Homework assignments: cs170_hw/

For each number, the script downloads:

• Main file: dis##.pdf or hw##.pdf
• Solution file: dis##-sol.pdf or hw##-sol.pdf

Files that don't exist on the server are automatically skipped.

Source

Files are downloaded from: https://cs170.org/assets/pdf/