The Wget package contains a utility useful for non-interactive downloading of files from the Web.
Download (HTTP): http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.8.2.tar.gz
Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.8.2.tar.gz
Download size: 1.1 MB
Estimated Disk space required: 5.4 MB
Estimated build time: 0.11 SBU
Install Wget by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc && make && make install |
--prefix=/usr ": This compiles and installs wget into the /usr hierarchy instead of /usr/local.
--sysconfigdir=/etc: This relocates the configuration file from /usr/etc to /etc.
The Wget package contains wget.
wget retrieves files from the Web using the HTTP, HTTPS and FTP protocols. It is designed to be non-interactive, for background or unattended operations.