{"id":33920,"date":"2020-09-30T13:33:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T18:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=33920"},"modified":"2022-06-03T03:32:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T08:32:39","slug":"how-to-install-and-use-wget-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-and-use-wget-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install and Use Wget on Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/how-to-install-wget-on-linux.jpg\" alt=\"How to Install Wget on Linux\" class=\"wp-image-34395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/how-to-install-wget-on-linux.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/how-to-install-wget-on-linux-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/how-to-install-wget-on-linux-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wget is a non-interactive network download utility for the Linux command line interface. It&#8217;s is used for downloading or retrieving files from web servers or FTP servers. Wget can be installed on most modern operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and macOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"114\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/install-wget-how-to-use-download-command-line-tool-on-linux.jpg\" alt=\"Wget Usage\" class=\"wp-image-34396\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wget command comes with several options that allow you to download multiple files, download in the background, mirror a website, resume downloads, limit the bandwidth, download recursively, and lots more. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and the FTP protocols and also retrieval through HTTP proxies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this tutorial, we will show you how to install and use Wget command with some examples on how to use Wget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662f83d183525\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662f83d183525\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-and-use-wget-on-linux\/#Requirements\" title=\"Requirements\">Requirements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-and-use-wget-on-linux\/#Connect-to-Your-Server\" title=\"Connect to Your Server\">Connect to Your Server<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-and-use-wget-on-linux\/#Install-Wget\" title=\"Install Wget\">Install Wget<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-and-use-wget-on-linux\/#Download-a-Single-File\" title=\"Download a Single File\">Download a Single File<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-and-use-wget-on-linux\/#Download-Multiple-Files\" title=\"Download Multiple Files\">Download Multiple Files<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-and-use-wget-on-linux\/#Download-Files-and-Save-them-with-a-Different-Name\" title=\"Download Files and Save them with a Different Name\">Download Files and Save them with a Different Name<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-and-use-wget-on-linux\/#Resume-an-Incomplete-Download\" title=\"Resume an Incomplete Download\">Resume an Incomplete Download<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-and-use-wget-on-linux\/#Download-a-File-in-the-Background\" title=\"Download a File in the Background\">Download a File in the Background<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-and-use-wget-on-linux\/#Limit-the-Download-Speed\" title=\"Limit the Download Speed\">Limit the Download Speed<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-requirements\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Requirements\"><\/span>Requirements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A Linux VPS with root access enabled or a user with sudo privileges. Our VPSes all come with root access included.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-connect-to-your-server\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Connect-to-Your-Server\"><\/span>Connect to Your Server<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before starting, you need to connect to your server via SSH as the root user or as any other user with sudo privileges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To connect to your server as the root user, use the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">ssh root@IP_ADDRESS -p PORT_NUMBER<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure to replace <code>IP_ADDRESS<\/code> and <code>PORT_NUMBER<\/code> with your actual server IP address and SSH port number. The default port number is 22, so try that one first if you&#8217;re not sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once logged in, make sure that your server is up-to-date by running the following commands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">apt-get update -y<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">yum update -y<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that everything is up to date, we can install Wget and see how to use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-install-wget\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install-Wget\"><\/span>Install Wget<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, the Wget package comes pre-installed in most Linux operating systems. If not installed, you can install it using either the APT or YUM command-line utility (depending on your Linux distribution).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For RHEL\/CentOS\/Fedora, install Wget by running the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">yum install wget -y<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>For Debian\/Ubuntu, install Wget by running the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">apt-get install wget -y<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Once installed, you can verify the installed version of Wget command using the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">wget --version<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">GNU Wget 1.15 built on linux-gnu.\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-download-a-single-file\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download-a-Single-File\"><\/span>Download a Single File<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the Wget command without any options specified to download a file from the specified URL to your current working directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, download this Drupal install file using the Wget command, as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">wget https:\/\/ftp.drupal.org\/files\/projects\/drupal-8.7.3.tar.gz<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You should see the following screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-1.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-1-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-1-1024x169.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-1-150x25.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-1-768x127.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the above screen, you can see the progress bar, downloaded file size and download speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-download-multiple-files\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download-Multiple-Files\"><\/span>Download Multiple Files<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wget command also allows you to download multiple files by specifying multiple URLs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the following command will download Drupal and WordPress files:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">wget https:\/\/ftp.drupal.org\/files\/projects\/drupal-8.7.3.tar.gz https:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.zip<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You should see the following screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1289\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-2.png 1289w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-2-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-2-1024x398.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-2-150x58.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-2-768x299.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1289px) 100vw, 1289px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In some cases, you might want to download a large number of files. In this case, you can store all URL&#8217;s in a text file and download them using the <code>-i<\/code> option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, create a text file using the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">nano download.txt<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Add all the URL&#8217;s that you want to download:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">https:\/\/ftp.drupal.org\/files\/projects\/drupal-8.7.3.tar.gz \nhttps:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.zip\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Save and close the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, use the Wget command with the <code>-i<\/code> option to download all files:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">wget -i download.txt<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You should see the following screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1288\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-3.png 1288w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-3-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-3-1024x383.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-3-150x56.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-3-768x287.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1288px) 100vw, 1288px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-download-files-and-save-them-with-a-different-name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download-Files-and-Save-them-with-a-Different-Name\"><\/span>Download Files and Save them with a Different Name<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can download a file and save it with a different name by using the <code>-O<\/code> option:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">wget -O wordpress.zip https:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.zip<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You should see the following screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1278\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-4.png 1278w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-4-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-4-1024x193.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-4-150x28.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-4-768x145.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1278px) 100vw, 1278px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-resume-an-incomplete-download\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Resume-an-Incomplete-Download\"><\/span>Resume an Incomplete Download<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are downloading a large file and stop the downloading process due to some network error, you can resume downloading the same file where it was left off with the <code>-c<\/code> option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, let&#8217;s download the WordPress file using the <code>-c<\/code> option:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">wget -c https:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.zip<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Press <code>CTRL + C<\/code> to stop the downloading process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1296\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-5.png 1296w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-5-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-5-1024x169.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-5-150x25.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-5-768x127.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, run the above command again:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">wget -c https:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.zip<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This will download the file where it was left off, as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1282\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-6.png 1282w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-6-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-6-1024x215.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-6-150x31.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-6-768x161.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1282px) 100vw, 1282px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-download-a-file-in-the-background\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Download-a-File-in-the-Background\"><\/span>Download a File in the Background<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also use the Wget command with the <code>-b<\/code> option to run the downloading process in background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">wget -b https:\/\/ftp.drupal.org\/files\/projects\/drupal-8.7.3.tar.gz<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This command will save the downloading progress log in the <code>wget-log<\/code> file in the current directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1109\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-7.png 1109w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-7-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-7-1024x235.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-7-150x34.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-7-768x176.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1109px) 100vw, 1109px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can check it with the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">tail -f wget-log<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-limit-the-download-speed\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Limit-the-Download-Speed\"><\/span>Limit the Download Speed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wget command also allows you to limit the download speed by using the <code>--limit-rate<\/code> option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, download the WordPress file and limit the download speed to 256KBps, as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">wget --limit-rate=256k https:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.zip<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You should see the following screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1295\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-8.png 1295w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-8-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-8-1024x184.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-8-150x27.png 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wget-8-768x138.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1295px) 100vw, 1295px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This option is very useful if you don&#8217;t want Wget to use all of your available bandwidth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">wget Command Advance Usage<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to download a file using the HTTPS protocol from a server that has an invalid SSL certificate, you can use the <code>--no-check-certificate<\/code> option:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">wget --no-check-certificate https:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.zip<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>To create a mirror of any website, you can use the <code>-m<\/code> option. This will download a complete local copy of the specified website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">wget -m http:\/\/example.com<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to download a file from a password-protected FTP server, use the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">wget --ftp-user=ftpuser --ftp-password=ftppassword ftp:\/\/your-ftp-server\/file.zip<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully you now have a clearer view of what Wget can do for you. 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