2 Invoking ¶

By default, Wget is very simple to invoke. The basic syntax is:

wget [option]... [URL]...

Wget will simply download all the URLs specified on the command line. URL is a Uniform Resource Locator, as defined below.

However, you may wish to change some of the default parameters of Wget. You can do it two ways: permanently, adding the appropriate command to .wgetrc (see Startup File), or specifying it on the command line.

• URL Format
• Option Syntax
• Basic Startup Options
• Logging and Input File Options
• Download Options
• Directory Options
• HTTP Options
• HTTPS (SSL/TLS) Options
• FTP Options
• FTPS Options
• Recursive Retrieval Options
• Recursive Accept/Reject Options
• Exit Status