GNU Wget for downloading files
December 16, 2007
wget is a GNU free software that can be used to retrieve files using HTTP, HTTPS , FTP, FTPS. It can be used as a commend line from terminal as well as from scripts and cron jobs.
By default, Wget is very simple to invoke.
The basic syntax is:
wget [option]… [URL]
wget -r –tries=10 http://example.com/
There are many options you can set such as startup options, login and input file options, download options, directory options etc.
For more info you can visit the following urls:
GNU Wget | GNU Wget Manual
Entry Filed under: Linux. Tags: file download using wget, linux command, wget.





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