Wget-1.25.0

Introduction to Wget

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

Install Wget by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr      \
            --sysconfdir=/etc  \
            --with-ssl=openssl &&

make

Now, as the root user:

make install

Run ./configure --help for a full list of options.

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

--with-ssl=openssl: This allows the program to use openssl instead of GnuTLS.

--enable-valgrind-tests: This allows the tests to be run under valgrind.

/etc/wgetrc and ~/.wgetrc

Installed Program: wget

Installed Libraries: None

Installed Directories: None

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