Wget download program Mini Howto for linux. (I am using ubuntu 7.10 and kde)  :-)      Back to Main Page

This is a very short version, and if you want to know more, go to the Internet etc.

This howto is without any guarantee, and you may use it on your own responsibility only.

There may be errors, but I do not want to use too much time to  write this howto.

To check specific words you may try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page  (search).    



wget is a program to be used to download files or whole websites - it is run from the command line in a bash/konsole/xterm.

Not all websites can be downloaded I have found, for some odd reason, but most can.

It can download http, https and ftp protocols only.


To download a website:

Create a new directory by the name "download":

mkdir /home/user1/download (or use a file manager to create the directory "download")

cd /home/user1/download (change directory to the "download" directory)

As an example we will download all the minihowtos on this site (the whole website):

wget --mirror http://www.minihowto.org    (start downloading)

wget -m http://www.minihowto.org    (will do same)

Then you will get a copy of all the minihowtos in the "download" directory, and can read them (or whatever) in peace and quiet, offline.

See: "man wget" for more options - but the above command is probably the command you will use most.


11/2007