2. Invoking

By default, Wget is very simple to invoke. The basic syntax is:

wget [option]... [URL]...

Wget will simply download all the URLs specified on the command line. URL is a Uniform Resource Locator, as defined below.

However, you may wish to change some of the default parameters of Wget. You can do it two ways: permanently, adding the appropriate command to `.wgetrc' (see section 6. Startup File), or specifying it on the command line.

2.1 URL Format
2.2 Option Syntax
2.3 Basic Startup Options
2.4 Logging and Input File Options
2.5 Download Options
2.6 Directory Options
2.7 HTTP Options
2.8 FTP Options
2.9 Recursive Retrieval Options
2.10 R