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-*- text -*- -*- text -*-
GNU Wget GNU Wget
======== (Temporary) home: http://wget.sunsite.dk/ ========
(Temporary) Web home: http://wget.sunsite.dk/
GNU Wget is a free network utility to retrieve files from the World GNU Wget is a free utility for non-interactive download of files from
Wide Web using HTTP and FTP, the two most widely used Internet the Web. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols, as well as
protocols. It works non-interactively, thus enabling work in the retrieval through HTTP proxies.
background, after having logged off.
The recursive retrieval of HTML pages, as well as FTP sites is It can follow links in HTML pages and create local versions of remote
supported -- you can use Wget to make mirrors of archives and home web sites, fully recreating the directory structure of the original
pages, or traverse a site like a WWW robot (Wget understands site. This is sometimes referred to as "recursive downloading."
/robots.txt). While doing that, Wget respects the Robot Exclusion Standard
(/robots.txt). Wget can be instructed to convert the links in
downloaded HTML files to the local files for offline viewing.
Wget works exceedingly well on slow or unstable connections, keeping Recursive downloading also works with FTP, where Wget can retrieves a
getting the document until it is fully retrieved. Re-getting files hierarchy of directories and files.
from where it left off works on servers (both HTTP and FTP) that
support it. Matching of wildcards and recursive mirroring of
directories are available when retrieving via FTP. Both HTTP and FTP
retrievals can be time-stamped, thus Wget can see if the remote file
has changed since last retrieval and automatically retrieve the new
version if it has.
Wget supports proxy servers, which can lighten the network load, speed With both HTTP and FTP, Wget can check whether a remote file has
up retrieval and provide access behind firewalls. If you are behind a changed on the server since the previous run, and only download the
firewall that requires the use of a socks style gateway, you can get newer files.
the socks library and compile wget with support for socks.
Wget has been designed for robustness over slow or unstable network
connections; if a download fails due to a network problem, it will
keep retrying until the whole file has been retrieved. If the server
supports regetting, it will instruct the server to continue the
download from where it left off.
If you are behind a firewall that requires the use of a socks style
gateway, you can get the socks library and compile wget with support
for socks.
Most of the features are configurable, either through command-line Most of the features are configurable, either through command-line
options, or via initialization file .wgetrc. Wget allows you to options, or via initialization file .wgetrc. Wget allows you to
install a global startup file (/usr/local/etc/wgetrc by default) for install a global startup file (/usr/local/etc/wgetrc by default) for
site settings. site settings.
Wget works under almost all modern Unix variants and, unlike many Wget works under almost all modern Unix variants and, unlike many of
other similar utilities, is written entirely in C, thus requiring no its predecessors, is written entirely in C, thus requiring no
additional software (like perl). As Wget uses the GNU Autoconf, it is additional software (like perl). As Wget uses the GNU Autoconf, it is
easily built on and ported to other Unix's. Installation procedure is easily built on and ported to other Unix's. Installation procedure is
described in the INSTALL file. described in the INSTALL file.
Like all GNU utilities, the latest version of Wget can be found at the Like all GNU utilities, the latest version of Wget can be found at the
master GNU archive site ftp.gnu.org, and its mirrors. For example, master GNU archive site ftp.gnu.org, and its mirrors. For example,
Wget 1.7.1 is at: Wget 1.8 is available at:
<URL:ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/wget/wget-1.7.1.tar.gz>. ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/wget/wget-1.8.tar.gz
Please report bugs in Wget to <bug-wget@gnu.org>. Please report bugs in Wget to <bug-wget@gnu.org>.
Wget has a mailing list at <wget@sunsite.dk>. To subscribe, mail to Wget has a mailing list at <wget@sunsite.dk>. To subscribe, mail to
<wget-subscribe@sunsite.dk>. Wget's home page is temporarily at <wget-subscribe@sunsite.dk>. Wget's home page is temporarily at
<URL:http://wget.sunsite.dk/>. It is being migrated to <http://wget.sunsite.dk/>. It is being migrated to
<URL:http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/>, where will be its permanent <http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/>, where will be its permanent home.
home.
MAINTAINERS: Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@arsdigita.com> MAINTAINERS: Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@arsdigita.com>