Wget

Download Source:	http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.15.tar.gz
Download Source:	ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.15.tar.gz

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Introduction to Wget

The Wget package contains a utility useful for non-interactive downloading of files from the Web.

Dependencies

Optional

• OpenSSL

Non-Multilib

Compile the package:

./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc &&
make

Install the package

make install

Command Explanations

--sysconfdir=/etc: This makes sure that the goes in /etc and not /usr/etc.

Multilib

This package does not provide any libraries so only one installation is needed.

32Bit

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc &&
make

Install the package

make install

N32

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --libdir=/usr/lib32 &&
make

Install the package

make install

64Bit

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --libdir=/usr/lib64 &&
make

Install the package

make install

Contents

Installed Programs:	wget
Installed Libraries:	None
Installed Directories:	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.