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[edit] Description
GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols.
Wget's usage is well documented in the lengthy man page found in the links section.
[edit] Packages
source: wget
binary: wget
[edit] Usage Examples
Here are some really basic examples.
Fetch a file from a server:
# wget http://some.host.net/file.tgz
Fetch all png files in a subdirectory (if robots.txt allows it):
# wget -r --no-parent -A "*.png" http://some.host.net/pics/
[edit] Links
[wget man page](/development/documentation/man_pages/wget.html)
http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/
[edit] See Also
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