15 wget command examples

Wget is to download download of files from the Web. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols, as well as retrieval through HTTP proxies.


Syntax:

wget [option] … [URL] …

Multiple options can be used, for example

wget -rpk http://www.example.com

Usage Examples:

Download file

wget http://www.example.com/awesome_pr0n.html

Download a file whose URL contains a “&” (note quotes)

wget “http://www.example.com/min.php?page=home&user=ma”

Download, in addition to the specified file, all files required for optimal viewing

wget -p http://www.example.com/index.html

Draw an entire site (recursive download)

wget -r http://www.example.com/

Resume a download

wget -c http://www.example.com/xyz.html

Specify the name of the file once downloaded

wget --output-document = index.html http://www.example.com/index.php?page=home

Download files only an extension (here,. Jpg)

wget -A .jpg http://www.example.com/

Limit download speed

wget --limit-rate = 30k http://www.example.com/

Using a file containing addresses for download

wget -i liste_de_zyx.txt

Mp3 download all addresses contained in this list

wget -r-l1-H-t1-nd-N-np-a .mp3 erobots = off-imp3_sites.txt

Links automatically convert to a local consultation pages

wget -k http://www.example.com/

Download via ftp (With authentication)

wget -r l4 ftp://username:password @ example.com /

Create a backup of your del.icio.us bookmarks

wget http://del.icio.us/username/

Use wget to display the page source on the terminal

wget -qO – http://www.example.com/blog

For instance, if your .wgetrc
sets “exclude_directories” to /cgi-bin, the following example will
first reset it, and then set it to exclude /~nobody and /~somebody.
You can also clear the lists in .wgetrc.

wget -X ” -X /~nobody,/~somebody

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