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| Wget |
| Computer languages | C + |
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| Documentation note | User reference manual available in HTML, Info, ASCII, TeX dvi, PostScript, and Texinfo formats from http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/ |
| Full description | Wget is a network utility to retrieve file … Wget is a network utility to retrieve files from the Web using http and ftp, the two most widely used Internet protocols. It works non-interactively, so it will work in the background, after having logged off. The program supports recursive retrieval of web-authoring pages as well as ftp sites-- you can use wget to make mirrors of archives and home pages or to travel the Web like a WWW robot. Wget works particularly well with slow or unstable connections by continuing to retrieve a document until the document is fully downloaded. Re-getting files from where it left off works on servers (both http and ftp) that support it. Both http and ftp retrievals can be time stamped, so wget can see if the remote file has changed since the last retrieval and automatically retrieve the new version if it has. Wget supports proxy servers; this can lighten the network load, speed up retrieval, and provide access behind firewalls. eval, and provide access behind firewalls. |
| GNU package identifier | wget + |
| Homepage URL | http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/ + |
| Interface | command-line + |
| Internet-application | tool + |
| Is GNU | true + |
| Keywords | FTP + , Internet + , download + , wget + , file management + , WWW + , mirror + |
| Last review by | Matt Lee + |
| Last review date | 16 March 2012 + |
| License | GPLv2orlater with exception + , GPLv3orlater with exception + |
| License verified by | Kelly Hopkins + |
| License verified date | 24 September 2009 + |
| Name | Wget + |
| Real name | Micah Cowan + |
| Related projects | Checkurls + , CURL + , Fget + , Ftpcopy + , Kernin + , KMAGO + , Larbin + , MH-E + , Sirobot + , Sitecopy + , Wget4web + , Wget Script generator + , Wmget + , Gwget + |
| Resource URL | http://hg.addictivecode.org/ + , mailto:bug-wget@gnu.org + |
| Resource audience | Developer + , Bug Tracking + , Help + , Support + |
| Resource kind | VCS Repository Webview + , E-mail + |
| Revisionid | 13,967 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 16 March 2012 19:48:04 + |
| Revisionuser | Mattl + |
| Role | Maintainer + |
| Short description | Retrieves files from the Web + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | internet-application + |
| User level | intermediate + |
| Version date | 22 September 2009 + |
| Version download | http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.12.tar.bz2 + |
| Version identifier | 1.12 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 16 March 2012 19:48:04 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
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