Wget with username and password?

centosfan · 12-19-2006, 05:14 PM

hello i need to download some files over http protocol which require username and password but i dont know how to properly write wget command.Can anyone show me example?

GavB · 12-19-2006, 05:22 PM

Have you tried this?

wget http://username:password@domain.com/path/to/file.eg

I know that works with FTP

edenCC · 12-19-2006, 11:52 PM

Its better to have a man wget first.

hemantm · 12-20-2006, 05:32 AM

From man wget:
You can use --http-user and --http-passwd to specify the username /passwd.
You can also add these to $HOME/.wgetrc file.