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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.
Basic syntax
The basic syntax of the wget is...
wget [option]... [URL]...
Details of wget
wget --version
wget --help
Downloading a single file
wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.19.5.tar.gz
Downloading from FTP
wget ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.19.5.tar.gz.sig
Restrict download speed limits
wget --limit-rate=100k http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.19.5.tar.gz
You can play with remaining features of the wget utility