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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 a 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 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