wget Command Examples

Download files from the Web. Supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/wget.

• Download the contents of a URL to a file (named "foo" in this case):

wget {{https://example.com/foo}}

• Download the contents of a URL to a file (named "bar" in this case):

wget {{[-O|--output-document]}} {{bar}} {{https://example.com/foo}}

• Download a single web page and all its resources with 3-second intervals between requests (scripts, stylesheets, images, etc.):

wget {{[-p|--page-requisites]}} {{[-k|--convert-links]}} {{[-w|--wait]}} 3 {{https://example.com/somepage.html}}

• Download all listed files within a directory and its sub-directories (does not download embedded page elements):

wget {{[-m|--mirror]}} {{[-np|--no-parent]}} {{https://example.com/somepath/}}

• Limit the download speed and the number of connection retries:

wget --limit-rate {{300k}} {{[-t|--tries]}} {{100}} {{https://example.com/somepath/}}

• Download a file from an HTTP server using Basic Auth (also works for FTP):

wget --user {{username}} --password {{password}} {{https://example.com}}

• Continue an incomplete download:

wget {{[-c|--continue]}} {{https://example.com}}

• Download all URLs stored in a text file to a specific directory:

wget {{[-P|--directory-prefix]}} {{path/to/directory}} {{[-i|--input-file]}} {{URLs.txt}}