source: basicnet/netprogs/wget.xml@ ad070d1

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY wget-download-http "http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-&wget-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY wget-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-&wget-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY wget-md5sum        "e6051f1e1487ec0ebfdbda72bedc70ad">
  <!ENTITY wget-size          "1.3 MB">
  <!ENTITY wget-buildsize     "7.7 MB">
  <!ENTITY wget-time          "0.11 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="wget" xreflabel="Wget-&wget-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="wget.html"?>
<title><application>Wget</application>-&wget-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="wget">
<primary sortas="a-Wget">Wget</primary></indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>Wget</application></title>

<para>The <application>Wget</application> package contains a utility useful for 
non-interactive downloading of files from the Web.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&wget-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&wget-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &wget-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &wget-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
&wget-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&wget-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>Wget</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="openssl"/> and 
<ulink url="http://www.inet.no/dante/">Dante</ulink></para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>Wget</application></title>

<para>Install <application>Wget</application> by running the following 
commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc &amp;&amp;
make</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc</parameter>: This relocates
the configuration file from <filename class="directory">/usr/etc</filename> to 
<filename class="directory">/etc</filename>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application>Wget</application></title>

<sect3 id="wget-config"><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>/etc/wgetrc</filename>, <filename>~/.wgetrc</filename></para>
<indexterm zone="wget wget-config">
<primary sortas="e-AA.wgetrc">~/.wgetrc</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm zone="wget wget-config">
<primary sortas="e-etc-wgetrc">/etc/wgetrc</primary></indexterm>

<para>There are no required changes in these files.</para>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

<seglistitem>
<seg>wget</seg>
<seg>None</seg>
<seg>None</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>

<varlistentry id="wget-prog">
<term><command>wget</command></term>
<listitem><para> retrieves files from the Web using the 
<acronym>HTTP</acronym>, <acronym>HTTPS</acronym> and
<acronym>FTP</acronym> protocols.  It is designed to be non-interactive, for 
background or unattended operations.</para>
<indexterm zone="wget wget-prog">
<primary sortas="b-wget">wget</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

</sect1>