Purpose of the wget utility

The wget (Web GET) utility is a free, non-interactive console program for downloading files over a network. It supports the HTTP, HTTPS and FTP protocols, as well as the use of proxy servers.

Wget can download files recursively, following links to other pages, and save them to a specified directory while preserving the structure of the original sites. The wget utility is available for most operating systems, including Linux, macOS and Windows.

Utility features

1. Upload files over the network via HTTP, HTTPS and FTP.
2. Support for using proxy servers.
3. Recursively download files by following links to other pages.
4. Saving downloaded files to a specified directory while preserving the structure of the original sites.
5. Possibility to limit download speed.
6. Support authorization on sites.
7. Ability to continue downloading interrupted files.
8. Support for using cookies for authorization on sites.
9. Ability to use custom HTTP headers.
10. Support of work in background mode.

Let's look at the installation process.

How to install wget

To install the wget program on Windows, you need to follow the steps below:

1. Download the wget installation file for Windows from the official website
2. Extract the archive with the installation file to the desired directory.
3. Add the path to the directory with wget installed to the PATH environment variable.
4. Check the installation by opening a command prompt and typing the command"wget --version". If everything is installed correctly, wget version information will be displayed.

On a Linux operating system, install wget as follows:

1. Open a terminal and type the command"sudo apt-get install wget" to install wget from the Ubuntu repository.
2. To install wget from source, download the source code archive from the official website and run the "./configure","make" and"sudo make install" commands.
3. Check the correctness of the installation by opening a terminal and entering the command"wget --version". If everything is installed correctly, the wget version information will be displayed.

This completes the installation process.