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Bash Downloader (wget)

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Summary

The wget command downloads files from the internet and stores them to a computer. It supports partial continuous downloads with -c, recursive downloads with -r, and file naming with -O. Wget works without interaction so it's suitable for use in automatic scripts.

Key points

Wget URL to download files to the current directory
O file name specifies the name of the downloaded product
c continues the interrupted download
r downloads the folder recursively

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