wget - Download Files in Linux

From the Linux Essential Commands cheat sheet · Networking · verified Jul 2026

wget - Download Files

Download files from the web with resume capability

bash
# Download file
wget https://example.com/file.zip

# Continue interrupted download
wget -c https://example.com/large-file.iso

# Download quietly
wget -q https://example.com/file.zip

# Mirror website
wget -m https://example.com
✅ Better than curl for downloading large files
💡 -c resumes interrupted downloads
🔍 Automatically retries failed downloads
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