The article highlights the wget command for downloading files from the internet via the Linux command line. Unlike traditional web browsers, wget can utilize multiple connections for faster downloads, resume interrupted downloads, and operates without the hindrances of cookies or other browser features. It offers users clear instructions for installation and demonstrates how to download single files or multiple files at once using specific URLs. Ultimately, it presents wget as a powerful alternative for managing downloads in Linux environments.
When you want to download files from the internet, you typically open your web browser, go to the file in question, and let the downloading commence.
The wget command uses multiple simultaneous connections that result in much faster downloads.
With wget, you can download multiple files at once. Here's how.
Unlike web browsers, wget isn't burdened by cookies, add-ons, and other features that can slow it down.
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