%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Wget-&wget-version; Wget Introduction to Wget The Wget package contains a utility useful for non-interactive downloading of files from the Web. &lfs76_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &wget-md5sum; Download size: &wget-size; Estimated disk space required: &wget-buildsize; Estimated build time: &wget-time; Wget Dependencies Recommended or Optional , ; with IO::Socket::SSL (required for the test suite); (optional for the test suite, but failures are introduced), Dante, and libpsl User Notes: Installation of Wget Install Wget by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --sysconfdir=/etc \ --with-ssl=openssl && make To test the results, issue: make check. Now, as the root user: make install Command Explanations --sysconfdir=/etc: This relocates the configuration file from /usr/etc to /etc. --with-ssl=openssl: This allows the program to work with . It can be omitted if is found or the HTTPS protocol is not needed. : This allows the tests to be optionally run under valgrind. Unfortunately, failures are introduced. Configuring Wget Config Files /etc/wgetrc and ~/.wgetrc ~/.wgetrc /etc/wgetrc If you have installed the and you want Wget to use them, as the root user: echo ca-directory=/etc/ssl/certs >> /etc/wgetrc Contents Installed Program Installed Libraries Installed Directories wget None None Short Descriptions wget retrieves files from the Web using the HTTP, HTTPS and FTP protocols. It is designed to be non-interactive, for background or unattended operations. wget