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wget for file downloads in Linux CLI - Cheat Sheet & Quick Revision

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beginner
What is wget used for in Linux?

wget is a command-line tool used to download files from the internet. It works like a simple helper that fetches files from websites or servers to your computer.

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beginner
How do you download a single file using wget?

Use the command wget <URL>. For example, wget https://example.com/file.txt downloads file.txt to your current folder.

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intermediate
What option do you use with wget to continue a download if it was interrupted?

Use -c or --continue. This tells wget to resume downloading from where it stopped instead of starting over.

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intermediate
How can you save a downloaded file with a different name using wget?

Use the -O option followed by the new filename. Example: wget https://example.com/file.txt -O newname.txt saves the file as newname.txt.

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intermediate
What does the --limit-rate option do in wget?

It limits the download speed to avoid using all your internet bandwidth. For example, --limit-rate=200k limits speed to 200 kilobytes per second.

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Which command downloads a file from the internet using wget?
Adownload https://example.com/file.zip
Bwget https://example.com/file.zip
Cfetch https://example.com/file.zip
Dgetfile https://example.com/file.zip
How do you resume a partially downloaded file with wget?
Awget --continue-download
Bwget --resume
Cwget --start
Dwget -c
Which option saves the downloaded file with a different name?
A-O
B-N
C-S
D-R
What does --limit-rate=100k do in a wget command?
ALimits download speed to 100 kilobytes per second
BLimits download to 100 files
CLimits download to 100 megabytes total
DLimits download to 100 seconds
If you want to download multiple files listed in a text file, which wget option do you use?
A-l
B-m
C-i
D-r
Explain how to download a file using wget and save it with a different name.
Think about how you tell wget where to save the file.
You got /3 concepts.
    Describe how to resume an interrupted download with wget and why it is useful.
    Consider what happens if your internet cuts out during a download.
    You got /3 concepts.