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What is Wget?
GNU Wget is a free software package designed for retrieving files using the most widely used Internet protocols, HTTP(S) and FTP. It operates as a non-interactive command-line tool, making it easily callable from scripts, cron jobs, terminals without X-Windows support, and more.
How to use Wget?
Wget is a free, non-interactive command-line utility for retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and FTPS protocols. Its primary value lies in its ease of invocation from scripts, cron jobs, or terminals without a graphical interface, enabling automated file downloads and website mirroring.
Core Functions of Wget
Command Line Interface
Website Downloader
Batch processing
Resumable downloads
Portable
Usage Scenarios of Wget
- Invoke from scripts, cron jobs, or terminals without X-Windows support to execute file downloads
- Create archives and mirror homepages of websites or FTP sites
- Traverse the web like a WWW robot while respecting /robots.txt rules
- Resume aborted file downloads
- Continue file retrieval in the background after logging out
- Mirror entire directories using filename wildcards and recursive methods
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