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    I would guess it's considered a failure, because the file could not be downloaded. As a work-around, you could rename the existing file and try again. Or don't use -nc and perform the check yourself. Commented Feb 7, 2021 at 12:11
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    interesting. I would actually consider this a bug. Commented Feb 7, 2021 at 12:12
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    Feel free to report it. See gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html#Reporting-Bugs. Commented Feb 7, 2021 at 12:14
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    What do you actually mean when using --continue and --no-clobber together? On one hand, you want to continue a transfer, by on the other you don't want to modify the document if it exists? Commented Feb 7, 2021 at 12:30