Wget

Summary

Wget is a HTTP client^[1]. Wget draws 146 Wikipedia views per month (http_client category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wget's instance of is recorded as HTTP client^[3].
• Wget's instance of is recorded as FTP client^[4].
• Wget's instance of is recorded as command-line tool^[5].
• Wget's instance of is recorded as download manager^[6].
• Wget's instance of is recorded as GNU package^[7].
• Wget's instance of is recorded as free software^[8].
• Wget's maintained by is recorded as Hrvoje Nikšić^[9].
• Wget's maintained by is recorded as Giuseppe Scrivano^[10].
• Wget's maintained by is recorded as Darshit Shah^[11].
• Wget's maintained by is recorded as Tim Rühsen^[12].
• Wget was followed by Wget2^[13].
• Wget's developer is recorded as GNU Project^[14].
• Wget's collection is recorded as Social Sciences and Humanities Open Marketplace^[15].
• Wget's collection is recorded as Text Analysis Portal for Research^[16].
• Wget's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754^[17].
• Wget's programmed in is recorded as Q15777^[18].
• Wget's operating system is recorded as GNU^[19].
• Wget's operating system is recorded as Q3251801^[20].
• Wget's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD^[21].
• Wget's operating system is recorded as Q34225^[22].
• Wget's operating system is recorded as OpenBSD^[23].
• Wget's operating system is recorded as Haiku^[24].
• Wget's operating system is recorded as HP-UX^[25].
• Wget's operating system is recorded as Tru64 UNIX^[26].
• Wget's operating system is recorded as Solaris^[27].

Body

Publication

Wget was published on 1996^[28].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Wget was followed by Wget2^[13].

Why It Matters

Wget draws 146 Wikipedia views per month (http_client category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] Wget has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Wget is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]