Posts tagged with Wget Command Syntax

Update Wget

Now some Linux distributions don't contain the latest version of Wget, you can use -V (or --version) option to check your wget version. Some useful options of Wget will not work in the old version....

Use Wget Setting a Timeout and Maximum Number of Tries

Setting a timeoutSet the network timeout to seconds. This is equivalent to specifying --dns-timeout, -connect-timeout, and --read-timeout simultaneously.When interacting with the network, Wget can ...

Use Wget Resuming a Download

This command is useful when your download is interrupted. You can resume it by using the -c (or --continue) option.This time you can try to download Debian 11 ISO file, and then press Ctrl + C to c...

Use Wget Limiting Download Speed

When you want to limit the download speed to preserve resources for other tasks. You can limit the download speed by using the --limit-rate option followed by the maximum speed allowed in kiloBits ...

Use Wget Downloading Multiple Files

If you want to download multiple files use Wget, you can create a target file with URLs of the files you wish. Then use the Wget -i option followed by the target file to download.First, create a ta...