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This article mainly introduces how to download files from the Linux terminal, the article is very detailed, has a certain reference value, interested friends must read it!

Use the wget command to download files from the Linux terminal

Wget is probably the most frequently used command line download manager in Linux and UNIX-like systems. You can use wget to download a file, multiple files, an entire directory, or even an entire website.

Wget is non-interactive and can easily work in the background. This means that you can easily use it in scripts or even build tools like the uGet download manager.

Let's take a look at how to download files from a terminal using wget.

Install wget

Most Linux distributions come pre-installed with wget. It can also be found in the repositories of most distributions, and you can easily install it using the distribution's package manager.

On Ubuntu-and Debian-based distributions, you can use the apt package manager command:

Sudo apt install wget

Download a file or web page using wget

You only need to provide the URL of the file or web page. It will download the file with the original name in your directory.

Wget URL

To download multiple files, you must save their URL in a text file and provide it to wget as input, like this:

Wget-I download_files.txt

Download files with different names with wget

You will notice that web pages are almost always saved as index.html in wget. It's a good idea to provide custom names for downloaded files.

You can use the-O (uppercase O) option when downloading to provide the output file name:

Wget-O filename URL

Download a folder with wget

Suppose you are browsing a FTP server and you need to download the entire directory. You can use the recursive option-r:

Wget-r ftp://server-address.com/directory

Download the entire website using wget

Yes, you can do that. You can mirror the entire site with wget. When I say download the whole website, I mean the whole structure of the website facing the public.

Although you can use the mirror option-m directly, it is best to add:

-convert-links-page-requisiteswget-m-convert-links-- page-requisites website_address

Additional hint: resume incomplete downloads

If you abort the download by pressing CTRL-C for some reason, you can resume the previous download with the option-c:

Wget-c uses curl to download files from the Linux command line

Like wget, curl is one of the most commonly used commands for downloading files in Linux terminals. There are many ways to use curl, but I only focus on simple downloads here.

Install curl

Although curl is not pre-installed, it is available in the official repository of most distributions. You can use your distribution's package manager to install it.

To install curl on Ubuntu and other Debian-based distributions, use the following command:

Sudo apt install curl

Download a file or web page using curl

If you use the curl command without any options in the URL, it will read the file and print it on the terminal.

To download files using the curl command in the Linux terminal, you must use the-O (uppercase O) option:

Curl-O URL

In Linux, it is relatively easy to download multiple files with curl. You only need to specify multiple URL:

Curl-O URL1 URL2 URL3

Remember, curl is not as simple as wget. Wget can save a web page as index.html, but curl complains that the remote file does not have the name of the web page. You must save it with a custom name as described in the next section.

Download the file under a different name

This may be confusing, but if you want to provide a custom name for the downloaded file (instead of the original name), you must use the-o (lowercase O) option:

Curl-o filename URL

Sometimes, curl doesn't download files as you expect, and you have to use the option-L (for location) to download correctly. This is because sometimes the link will be redirected to another link, and using the option-L, it will follow the final link.

Pause and resume downloads with curl

Like wget, you can resume paused downloads with the-c option of curl:

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