source: basicnet/netprogs/wget.xml@ 0710d944

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

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to Wget</title>
    
    <para>The <application>Wget</application> package contains a utility useful for 
    non-interactive downloading of files from the Web.</para>
    
    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <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>
    
    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Wget Dependencies</bridgehead>
    
    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para><xref linkend="openssl"/> and 
    <ulink url="http://www.inet.no/dante/">Dante</ulink></para>
    
  </sect2>
  
  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Wget</title>

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

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

    <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
    
    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
    
<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
    
  </sect2>
  
  <sect2 role="commands">
    <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 role="configuration">
    <title>Configuring Wget</title>

    <sect3 id="wget-config">
      <title>Config Files</title>
      
      <para><filename>/etc/wgetrc</filename> and
      <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 role="content">
    <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"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
      
      <varlistentry id="wget-prog">
        <term><command>wget</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para> retrieves files from the Web using the HTTP, HTTPS and
          FTP 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>