Wget-1.9.1

Introduction to Wget

The Wget package contains a utility useful for non-interactive downloading of files from the Web.

Package information

Download (HTTP): http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.9.1.tar.gz
Download (FTP): ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.9.1.tar.gz
Download MD5 sum: e6051f1e1487ec0ebfdbda72bedc70ad
Download size: 1.3 MB
Estimated disk space required: 6.2 MB
Estimated build time: 0.11 SBU

Wget dependencies

Optional

OpenSSL-0.9.7e and Dante

Installation of Wget

Install Wget by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc &&
make &&
make install

Command explanations

--prefix=/usr: This compiles and installs wget into the /usr hierarchy instead of /usr/local.

--sysconfdir=/etc: This relocates the configuration file from /usr/etc to /etc.

Configuring Wget

Config files

/etc/wgetrc, ~/.wgetrc

There are no required changes in these files.

Description

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.

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