tutorial.md

1. Basic Download

Download a single file:

wget http://example.com/file.zip

• This saves file.zip in your current directory.

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2. Download with a Different Filename

wget -O myfile.zip http://example.com/file.zip

• -O lets you rename the file while downloading.

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3. Download in Background

wget -b http://example.com/file.zip

• -b downloads in the background.
• Logs are saved to wget-log.

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4. Resume an Interrupted Download

wget -c http://example.com/file.zip

• -c continues where it left off if the download was interrupted.

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5. Download an Entire Website

wget -r -np -k http://example.com

• -r: recursive (download linked pages)
• -np: no parent (don’t go to upper directories)
• -k: convert links for offline viewing

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6. Limit Download Speed

wget --limit-rate=100k http://example.com/file.zip

• Limits download speed to 100 KB/s.

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7. Download with Username and Password

wget --user=username --password=password http://example.com/securefile.zip

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8. Download Multiple Files

Create a file urls.txt with one URL per line, then:

wget -i urls.txt

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Documentation: GNU Wget Manual