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Linux wget command

Retrieve a file from a URL. Check the source before downloading or running it.

GNU Wget

Syntax

Command form

wget [OPTION]... [URL]...

7 options

Option	What it does
`-O FILE, --output-document=FILE`	Write downloaded content to FILE.
`-c, --continue`	Resume a partially downloaded file where supported.
`-P DIR, --directory-prefix=DIR`	Save files under DIR.
`-q, --quiet`	Turn off wget output.
`--spider`	Check a URL without saving its contents.
`--limit-rate=RATE`	Limit the download rate.
`-r, --recursive`	Download recursively; depth and scope need care.

3 examples

Retrieve a file from a URL. Check the source before downloading or running it.

wget https://example.com/file.tar.gz

Check whether a URL can be reached without saving it.

wget --spider https://example.com/

Resume a partial download when the server supports it.

wget -c https://example.com/archive.tar.gz

Recursive downloads can retrieve many files. Confirm the site, scope and rate limits before using -r.