We can help! Follow along as we go over ways you can use the Linux terminal to download files! The number one way to download files from the Linux terminal is with the Wget downloader tool. It is robust, has tons of useful features, and can even be configured to download multiple files at once via its download list feature.
The Wget downloader tool comes standard on a wide variety of Linux operating systems. Most users will be able to access Wget without the need to install it using the package manager.
However, on some Linux OSes, Wget is not installed. For this reason, we must demonstrate how to install it. To start installing the Wget downloader tool on your Linux PC, open up a terminal window. Once it is open, follow the instructions below to get Wget. After installing the Wget tool, execute the wget —help command. This command will help you familiarize yourself with the program.
For example, to download the latest release of Debian Linux from Debian. Any basic download through Wget is as simple as wget followed by a URL. Keep in mind that the Wget tool will download your file to the folder your terminal is in. Using the touch command, make a new download list. Once it is closed, execute the wget -i download-list command below. Curl is an impressive, useful program, and it has been around for a very long time. Curl comes standard on some Linux operating systems, but not all.
Since not every Linux OS installs it by default for users, we must demonstrate how to set up Curl. If you want to choose the location, type cd [local location on your computer. Omio There is no need to run cd. You can just specify output file via -O option. Your examples will not work. Sergey Thanks for the clarification. I haven't had to use wget yet, but I would have to, in the future.
You need to quote or escape it. Generally, you have a shortcut to paste a quoted or escaped version of the string in the clipboard in your terminal. Be very careful when pasting stuffs inside a terminal. Show 2 more comments. I can never remember if it's a zero or O — Alexander Mills. I use axel and wget for downloading from terminal, axel is download accelerator syntax axel axel www. Community Bot 1. Tachyons Tachyons Read this answer as well. Michael Tunnell Michael Tunnell 4, 1 1 gold badge 16 16 silver badges 20 20 bronze badges.
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