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Let's say i have a link to a file http://www.domain.com/dir/myfile.ext Is there a command line tool that will allow me to download this file. I'm looking for something like: download ...
  1. 04-08-2011 #1
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    [SOLVED] download a file from command line

    Let's say i have a link to a file http://www.domain.com/dir/myfile.ext

    Is there a command line tool that will allow me to download this file. I'm looking for something like: download <http address> ... is there anything that simple?

    Thanks!
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    Use wget.

    Code:
    $ wget http://www.domain.com/dir/myfile.ext
    Downloads the file in the current wording directory.
  3. 04-09-2011 #3
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    Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for
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