How to use Wget command on Windows? (For recursive download)

Question

As we all know, we can use wget command to download bundles of online files from the website in Linux OS.

For example, a website is shown below. Now, we need to download all subfolders and files in the current directory - /Browser. So, if we are using a Linux PC, it's easy! we can use wget command like "

wget -r -np [URL]

" to do recursive download.

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But how can we do the same work on Windows PC? This question has bothered me for a few days. I really eager for help!

Answer 1

Use Powershell.

http://vcloud-lab.com/entries/powershell/microsoft-powershell-download-a-whole-folder-of-files-subfolders-from-the-web-directory

Or try wget for Windows.

https://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/wget.htm

Answer 2

Hi. Thank you for your question and reaching out. I’d be more than happy to help you with your query

To use Wget command on Windows to download files recursively, you will need to first download and install the Wget binary for Windows. Once the download is complete, you can open a command prompt and use the following command to recursively download the files:

wget -r <URL>

For example, if you wanted to download the contents of a website, you would use the command:

wget -r http://example.com

The -r flag is used to tell Wget to download the files recursively, meaning it will download all the files on the website, including any subdirectories.

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Answer 3

Or, if you want to download all the instances of a particular type of file from a site, once it is installed. Let's say you want all the PDFs from a particular web directory.

wget -r -A .pdf https://www.example.com

Also, you can use the Windows Subsystem for Linux. Install it from the Apps control panel and install a distro. I have both Ubuntu an Kali right now. You can navigate to whatever directory you want your files to reside in and run the wget command there.