%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ Wget The Wget package contains a utility useful for non-interactive downloading of files from the Web. &lfs84_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &wget-md5sum; Download size: &wget-size; Estimated disk space required: &wget-buildsize; Estimated build time: &wget-time; Wget Dependencies Recommended (runtime) Optional , (for the test suite), (for the test suite), , , or , and (for the test suite) User Notes: Install Wget by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --sysconfdir=/etc \ --with-ssl=openssl && make To test the results, issue: make check. HTTPS tests are known to fail if Perl module IO::Socket::INET6 is installed. Now, as the root user: make install --sysconfdir=/etc: This relocates the configuration file from /usr/etc to /etc. --with-ssl=openssl: This allows the program to use openssl instead of . --enable-valgrind-tests: This allows the tests to be run under valgrind. /etc/wgetrc and ~/.wgetrc ~/.wgetrc /etc/wgetrc Installed Program Installed Libraries Installed Directories wget None 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. wget