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wget

Wget is a non-interactive command-line downloader for HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. It can retry, resume partial files, read URLs from files, and download linked pages recursively.

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Syntax

wget [ option ]... [ URL ]...

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  • --background
  • --continue
  • --input-file
  • --output-document
  • --tries
  • --recursive
  • --mirror
  • --no-clobber

Source: wget(1) - Linux manual page. Checked 2026-11-03.