wget(1) is a command line utility that will download files
from a specified URL. It's useful for retrieving entire web sites for offline
viewing, or for a more safer download of files from HTTP or FTP servers instead
of Netscape. The basic syntax is:
You can also pass options. For example, this will download the Slackware
web site:
$ wget --recursive http://www.slackware.com |
wget will create a
www.slackware.com directory and store
the files in there, just as the site does.
wget can also download files from FTP sites; just specify
an FTP URL instead of an HTTP one.
wget has many more options, which make it nice for site
specific scripts (web site mirroring and so forth). The man page should be
consulted for more information.