# wget
GNU Wget is a free utility for non-interactive download of files from the Web. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and [[FTP]] protocols, as well as retrieval through HTTP proxies.
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Unlike [[cURL]], `wget` will preserve file metadata like last modified date.
- `-P <folder path>` will download the given file into the given folder. `P` stands for prefix
- `-O <File Path>` store all files to the specified file. Works like file redirection. `-O-` will put files on standard output instead.
- `-q` will suppress any `wget` output. Useful when piping the downloaded file directly to another application (e.g. when combined with `-O-`)