wget - Non-interactive FTP, HTTP, and HTTPS downloader HOWTO

ChangeLog


2023-09-12	- Fixed link to wget2 HOWTO
2023-09-10	- 1.20.3 -> 1.21.4
		- Removed 13.37 from Slackware packages list
		- Changed libpsl link to a link to the HOWTO
2019-04-12	- 1.20.1 -> 1.20.3
		- Removed older than 13.37 from Slackware versions list
		- Added LibreSSL link
2019-01-12	- 1.19.5 -> 1.20.1
		- In curl example, use -O
		- sha1sum -> sha256sum
2018-08-03	- 1.15 -> 1.19.5
		- Updated Slackware note for 14.2
		- Added repository link
		- http to https for web site link
		- Updated prerequisites: gettext, iconv, libunistring,
		  pkg-config, libpsl, zlib, nettle, gpgme, libmetalink,
		  libidn2, pcre
2014-02-21	- 1.14 -> 1.15
		- Use ftpmirror.gnu.org instead of ftp.gnu.org
		- Removed Slackware note for older than 13.0, added for 14.0
		  and 14.1
2013-03-10	- 1.13.4 -> 1.14
		- .bz2 -> .xz
2012-02-23	- 1.12 -> 1.13.4
		- Updated Slackware note for 13.1 and 13.37, removed older
		  than 10.2
		- Added note that GnuTLS is now the default over OpenSSL
		- Added note about /etc/wgetrc and /etc/wgetrc.new
		- Instead of 'make install' then strip, run
		  'make install-strip'
		- Also pass --infodir and --mandir to configure
2009-01-09	- 1.11.4 -> 1.12
		- Updated Slackware note for 13.0
2008-07-02	- 1.11 -> 1.11.4
2008-03-08	- 1.10.2 -> 1.11
		- Note about what to do when you don't already have
		  wget
		- Changed home page URL back to gnu.org/software/wget
		  again because wget.sunsite.dk redirects there
		- Updated Slackware note for 11.0 and 12.0
		- Removed grep, sed links (now at the top)
		- Note about OpenSSL prefix
		- Back up wgetrc named wgetrc-yyyymmdd and use
		  cp -a to copy it
2006-02-17	- Only run removepkg if it exists
		- Added note about wgetrc.new
2005-10-20	- 1.10.1 -> 1.10.2
		- Updated Slack note for 10.2
		- Changed configure flag from --with-ssl to
		  --with-libssl-prefix
2005-09-08	- 1.10 -> 1.10.1
		- Added note about versions that come with Slackware
2005-01-13	- Fixed link text for sha1sum (it was md5sum)
		- Rearranged options to shut up the new version of find
		- Run chown -R root:root . to the source directory if
		  $UID = 0
		- Moved uninstall part to the bottom, updated a little
2005-05-10	- Removed make, gcc, binutils, fileutils/coreutils links
		- Changed download URLs from ftp to http
		- Changed md5sum verification to output OK (or not)
		- Added sha1sum verification
		- Moved source directory (see note <a href="howtos.php?msd">here</a>)
2004-06-19	- Fixed the download URL
		- Added " or coreutils" to the fileutils prerequisite
		- Changed the md5sum -> textutils link to point to coreutils
2003-01-04	- 1.8.2 -> 1.9.1
		- Added gpg verification
		- Partly because www.gnu.org seems to be hosed right now,
		  changed the homepage from www.gnu.org/software/wget/ to
		  wget.sunsite.dk
		- Also because www/ftp.gnu.org is hosed right now, the
		  download URL is ibiblio/pub/gnu/wget/
2003-09-24	- Replaced verification against the non-existant sha1sums file
		  (since they got cracked) with a verified md5sum
		- Changed prefix from /usr/local to /usr, added cleanup
		  of files that would've been installed into /usr/local and
		  backup (to ~/backup/) of wgetrc
		- Added prerequisites
		- Added strip of /usr/bin/wget after make install
2003-07-30	- Modernized a little more
2003-03-06	- Modernized, added ftp.gnu.org sha1sum verification, etc.
		- Added --disable-nls to configure, cleanup of
		  /usr/share/locale/*/wget.mo files

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