How to Download Files Using wget on Linux: A Beginner's Guide

Accessing the Terminal and Checking wget

• 💻 To begin, open the Terminal application on your Linux system.
• 🔍 Verify if wget is installed by running the command wget --version.
• 🛠️ If wget is not installed, you can typically install it using your distribution's package manager, for example, sudo apt install wget on Debian/Ubuntu-based systems.

Basic File Download with wget

• 🔗 The fundamental command for downloading a file is wget followed by the URL of the file you want to download.
• 📈 Upon execution, wget displays a progress bar, download speed, and the amount of data transferred.
• ✅ Once the download is complete, the file will be saved in your current directory with its original name.

Saving Files with a Custom Name using wget -O

• 🏷️ To save a downloaded file with a specific name, use the -O (uppercase O) option followed by your desired filename.
• 📝 The command structure is wget -O desired_filename.ext <file_url>.
• 📂 After using the -O option, the file is saved with the name you specified in the current directory.