command line downloading

ChaseCrum · 08-09-2004, 08:31 PM

Folks if this has been asked already, I apologize.

Is there a command that I can use to download a file from the web at the command prompt so that I don't have to chase it down over the web ?
-Chase

Tinkster · 08-09-2004, 08:38 PM

Like in
magicdownload linux-2.6.7.tar.bz2
and it races off and does the searching for
you? None that I'm aware of, but then there's
so many Linux programs out there ... :)

If you mean something like
wget ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kerne...atch-2.6.7.bz2
yes :)

Cheers,
Tink

red_over_blue · 08-09-2004, 08:38 PM

use wget, or if you want an accelerated download utility, try prozilla (the binary is actually called proz)

Lleb_KCir · 08-09-2004, 09:32 PM

those are great if you know the exact location, but for tect browsing i have found lynx very useful.

if you know the location use wget, unless you are running an RPM based OS, then you can run your rpm -ivh/Uvh and enter the URL to the file.

the system will download, then install/upgrade the rpm for you thus cutting out the step of downloading it first manualy with wget.

ChaseCrum · 08-10-2004, 07:43 AM

Let me give these a try. I just switched from Slackware 10 to Fedora Core 2 (getting to be time for a change again...) Thanks for the help...
-CHase