source: basicnet/netprogs/wget.xml@ 5cd0959d

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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-size          "1.3 MB">
  <!ENTITY wget-buildsize     "6.2 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>Wget-&wget-version;</title>

<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 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 &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

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

<para><parameter>--prefix=/usr</parameter>: This compiles and installs
<command>wget</command> into the <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> hierarchy instead 
of <filename class="directory">/usr/local</filename>.</para>

<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><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>/etc/wgetrc</filename>, <filename>~/.wgetrc</filename></para>

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

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>Wget</application> package contains <command>wget</command>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>wget</title>
<para><command>wget</command> 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></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>