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wget

Download files from the Web.

Supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP.

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• Download the contents of a URL to a file (named "foo" in this case):

wget {https://example.com/foo}

• Download the contents of a URL to a file (named "bar" in this case):

wget --output-document {bar} {https://example.com/foo}

• Download a single web page and all its resources with 3-second intervals between requests (scripts, stylesheets, images, etc.):

wget --page-requisites --convert-links --wait=3 {https://example.com/somepage.html}

• Download all listed files within a directory and its sub-directories (does not download embedded page elements):

wget --mirror --no-parent {https://example.com/somepath/}

• Limit the download speed and the number of connection retries:

wget --limit-rate={300k} --tries={100} {https://example.com/somepath/}

• Download a file from an HTTP server using Basic Auth (also works for FTP):

wget --user={username} --password={password} {https://example.com}

• Continue an incomplete download:

wget --continue {https://example.com}

• Download all URLs stored in a text file to a specific directory:

wget --directory-prefix {path/to/directory} --input-file {URLs.txt}

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