wget-1.8.2

Introduction to wget

Download location (HTTP):       http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.8.2.tar.gz
Download location (FTP):        ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.8.2.tar.gz
Version used:                   1.8.2
Package size:                   1.1 MB
Estimated Disk space required:  5.4 MB

The wget package contains wget. This is utility useful for non-interactive downloading of files from the Web.

wget will utilize:
openssl-0.9.7a

Installation of wget

Install wget by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc &&
make &&
make install

Command explanations

--prefix=/usr " : This compiles and installs wget into the /usr hierarchy instead of /usr/local.

--sysconfigdir=/etc : This relocates the configuration file from /usr/etc to /etc.

Configuring wget

Config files

/etc/wgetrc, ~/.wgetrc

There are no required changes in these files.

Contents

The wget package contains wget.

Description

wget

wget retrieves files from the Web using the HTTP, HTTPS and FTP protocols. It is designed to be non-interactive, for background or unattended operations.