Instructions
UNIX Install by Compiling Source Code
- ftp wget.tar.gz to your home directory
- .gunzip wget.tar.gz to uncompress the tarfile.
- tar xvf wget.tar to untar the source files.
- cd to the new directory wget-1.5.3.
- execute './configure --prefix=$HOME'
- execute 'make -f ./Makefile'
- the program executable 'wget' is built in the wget-1.5.3/src/ dir.
- place wget in any directory or call it directly like this: '~/wget-1.5.3/src/wget --help'
Unix Install using Binary Dist.
- ftp proper version of wget i.e. wget-solaris.exe wget-hpux.exe or wget-linux.exe.
- rename file to wget or execute as is.
- execute from current directory or place wget in the search path.
Windows Install
- ftp wget.zip to hard drive.
- unzip wget.zip.
- place the wget.exe and wget.hlp files anywhere on the dos path like c:\winnt or c:\windows.