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== wget to console == | == wget to console == | ||
Use the {{code|-O - | Use the {{code|-O -}} option to output contents to the console. | ||
{{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | {{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | ||
wget -O - http://google.ca | wget -O - http://google.ca | ||
}} | }} | ||
Since the contents go to {{code|stdout | Since the contents go to {{code|stdout}}, you can pipe it to a shell to execute remote commands: | ||
{{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | {{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | ||
wget -O - http://scripthost.local/fix_graphics.sh | sh | wget -O - http://scripthost.local/fix_graphics.sh | sh | ||
}} | }} | ||
Note: This is equivalent to using just {{code|<nowiki>curl http://google.ca</nowiki> | Note: This is equivalent to using just {{code|<nowiki>curl http://google.ca</nowiki>}}. | ||
== Save to Directory == | == Save to Directory == | ||
Use the {{code|-P | Use the {{code|-P}} to specify the prefix of the output file. | ||
{{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | {{highlight|lang=terminal|code= | ||
wget -P /tmp http://google.ca/ | wget -P /tmp http://google.ca/ | ||
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== wget on FreeBSD == | == wget on FreeBSD == | ||
wget is available in ports under {{code|ftp/wget | wget is available in ports under {{code|ftp/wget}}. If you don't want to compile it, you could just use {{code|fetch (1)}} to download files. | ||
Revision as of 19:15, 24 February 2017
wget to console
Use the -O - option to output contents to the console.
wget -O - http://google.ca
Since the contents go to stdout, you can pipe it to a shell to execute remote commands:
wget -O - http://scripthost.local/fix_graphics.sh
Note: This is equivalent to using just curl http://google.ca.
Save to Directory
Use the -P to specify the prefix of the output file.
wget -P /tmp http://google.ca/
Saving an Entire Open Directory
To download an entire open directory from a remote server:
wget -np -r http://server/remote/dir
wget on FreeBSD
wget is available in ports under ftp/wget. If you don't want to compile it, you could just use fetch (1) to download files.