Re: [Bug-wget] How to Use WGET in Windows

[David H. Lipman]

From: "MIKE MCDANIEL" <address@hidden>

> There is an article posted on eHow which is very helpful for beginners 
> like me.  The title
> of the article is "How to Use WGET in Windows."   Although helpful, I need 
> some
> clarification regarding the article's instructions listed below.  I use 
> Windows-7.
>
> Step #5 says, "The path command should return a result
> similar to "c:\Windows\system32;c:\Windows."  Then, step #6 seems to 
> indicate that I
> should use one or the other of them (not both)...is that correct?
> Also, the path-command returns a result for me that contains the exact
> forementioned results, but ALSO returns at least 15 additional results! 
> So what do I
> use?
>
> 1.  Download and extract the Wget for Windows software from
> gnuwin32.sourceforge.net.
> 2.  Click on "All Programs" in the Windows Start menu.
> 3.  Click the "Accessories" option.
> 4.  Click on the "Command Prompt" option to open a command prompt
> window.
> 5.  Type "path" (without quotes) at the command prompt to
> ascertain the directory in which you should place the "Wget.exe" file
> so it will run with a single command.    The path command should return a 
> result
> similar to  "c:\Windows\system32;
> c:\Windows".
> 6.  Copy the extracted "wget.exe" file to the
> "Windows\system32" or "Windows" directory.  The destination
> folder must be on the path command from Step 5.
> 7.  Type "wget -h" at the command prompt
> to make sure the application can be executed.
> 8.  Type "wget -r
> http://site-to-download.com"; at the command prompt to download the entire
> contents of the designated website.  Replace "site-to-download.com"
> with the URL of the website that you want to download.

The objective is to have WGET and dependent DLL files in the path.  I prefer 
%WINDIR\% [ c:\windows ]

Thus if you write a script that uses WGET or open a command prompt and 
manually use it, it will implicitly be executed.

I also suggest using a WGETRC file which holds executable defaults.

I use C:\wgetrc.txt

and use the environmental variable; wgetrc  point to;  C:\wgetrc.txt
[ wgetrc=C:\wgetrc.txt ]

I also suggest reading the WGET Help file so you can get acquanted with all 
the switch parameters, syntax and use of the WGETRC file.

--
Dave
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