tortious / Wget_Cheatsheet

my personal cheetsheet of useful wget commands

Wget_Cheatsheet

my personal cheetsheet of useful wget commands

Download a single file

wget [URL]

Resume download (e.g. if it gets interrupted)

wget -c [URL]

Download file but use a different File Name

$ wget -O [file-name] [URL]

Redirect Wget to a Log File

$ wget -o [log-filename] [URL]

cat abc.log - This shows the log

Download Files in Background

wget -b [URL]

Modifying the look of the progress meter in terminal

wget --progress=dot [URL]

wget -–progress=[type]:[parameter]

wget -–progress=dot:binary [URL]