Wget-1.24.5

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# Wget-1.24.5

## Introduction to Wget

The Wget package contains a utility useful for non-interactive downloading of files from the Web.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.2 platform.

### Package Information

- Download (HTTP): https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.24.5.tar.gz

- Download MD5 sum: 271bf949384d0858c2c3d419f6311365

- Download size: 4.9 MB

- Estimated disk space required: 36 MB (add 27 MB for tests)

- Estimated build time: 0.3 SBU (add 0.3 SBU for tests)

### Wget Dependencies

#### Recommended

libpsl-0.21.5

#### Recommended at runtime

make-ca-1.14

#### Optional

GnuTLS-3.8.7.1, HTTP-Daemon-6.16 (for the test suite), IO-Socket-SSL-2.088 (for the test suite), libidn2-2.3.7, pcre2-10.44, and Valgrind-3.23.0 (for the test suite)

## Installation of Wget

Install Wget by running the following commands:

    ./configure --prefix=/usr      \
                --sysconfdir=/etc  \
                --with-ssl=openssl &&
    make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Some tests may fail when Valgrind tests are enabled.

Now, as the `root` user:

    make install

## Command Explanations

`--sysconfdir=/etc`: This relocates the configuration file from `/usr/etc` to `/etc`.

`--with-ssl=openssl`: This allows the program to use openssl instead of GnuTLS-3.8.7.1.

`--enable-valgrind-tests`: This allows the tests to be run under valgrind.

## Configuring Wget

### Config Files

`/etc/wgetrc` and `~/.wgetrc`

## Contents

Installed Program: wget
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

### Short Descriptions

wget | retrieves files from the Web using the HTTP, HTTPS and FTP protocols. It is designed to be non-interactive, for background or unattended operations

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