title: How to download files using the "wget" utility in Linux
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## How to download files using the "wget" utility in Linux
This article is a quick tutorial on using the ``wget`` utility on Unix based OS.
GNU Wget is a free utility for non-interactive download of files from the Web. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols, as well as retrieval through HTTP proxies.
### Installing `wget`
The wget utility is freely available package and licensed under the GNU GPL License. This utility can be installed on any Unix-like OS including Windows and MacOS.