Mark Beekhuizen

These are common wget commands

• Download a URL to a file

  wget -O filename "{{url}}"

• Limit download speed

  wget --limit-rate={{200k}} {{url}}

• Continue an incomplete download

  wget -c {{url}}

• Download a full website

  wget --mirror -p --convert-links -P {{target_folder}} {{url}}

• Download a single web page and all its resources with 3-second intervals between requests (scripts, stylesheets, images, etc.)

  wget --page-requisites --convert-links --wait=3 {{https://example.com/somepage.html}}

• Download all listed files within a directory and its sub-directories (does not download embedded page elements)

  wget --mirror --no-parent {{https://example.com/somepath/}}

• Download a file from an HTTP server using Basic Auth (also works for FTP)

  wget --user={{username}} --password={{password}} {{https://example.com}}

• FTP download with username and password

  wget --ftp-user={{username}} --ftp-password={{password}} {{url}}

• Download all URLs stored in a text file to a specific directory

  wget -P {{path/to/directory}} -i {{URLs.txt}}