Windows binaries of GNU Wget 1.21.4

This is a command-line tool that can be used to retrieve files via the HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols.

GNU Wget is a free software package that allows users to retrieve files through the most commonly used Internet protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and FTPS. As a non-interactive command-line tool, it can be easily integrated into scripts, cron jobs, and terminals.

How to use wget

To learn how to use Wget, please refer to the official GNU Wget manual by clicking the link below.

https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html

Build Environment

Wget has been built using GitHub Actions and cross-compiled with mingw64 on Ubuntu, using GNU/gcc 9.3. It is completely safe to use and free from viruses.

All the necessary libraries have been statically linked, so there is no need to use any third-party DLL.

Wget features

The Windows version of Wget includes all features of Wget except for NLS (the multi-language version).

GnuTLS version:

+cares +digest +gpgme +https +ipv6 +iri +large-file +metalink -nls +ntlm +opie +psl +ssl/gnutls

OpenSSL version:

+cares +digest +gpgme +https +ipv6 +iri +large-file +metalink -nls +ntlm +opie +psl +ssl/openssl

Local Build

To build Wget for Windows on WSL 1 or 2 (Debian/Ubuntu), please follow these steps.

sudo apt-get install -y mingw-w64 mingw-w64-tools mingw-w64-i686-dev gcc
sudo apt-get install -y make m4 pkg-config automake gettext
cd /tmp
git clone https://github.com/webfolderio/wget-windows.git
cd wget-windows
./build.sh

Notes

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