How to Use wget.download Bar to Monitor Your Downloads
Downloading files from the web is a common task for many users. Whether you need to download a large file, a software package, an image, or a video, you want to make sure that your download is fast, reliable, and secure. One of the tools that can help you with that is wget, a command-line utility that can download data from any web server.
wget.download bar
In this article, we will show you how to use wget.download bar, a feature that allows you to monitor the progress of your downloads with a simple and elegant graphical interface. You will learn how to install and use wget.download bar, how to customize and improve it, and how to troubleshoot some common issues. By the end of this article, you will be able to use wget.download bar like a pro and enjoy your downloads more.
What is wget.download Bar?
A brief introduction to wget and its features
wget is a free and open-source software that can download data from any web server. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and other protocols, and can handle redirects, cookies, authentication, proxies, and more. It can also resume interrupted downloads, download multiple files or directories recursively, and limit the bandwidth usage.
wget is available for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, and other operating systems. It can be used as a standalone program or as a library for other applications. It has many options and parameters that allow you to customize its behavior and output.
How wget.download bar works and what it shows
wget.download bar is a feature that displays a graphical progress bar for each download. It shows the percentage of completion, the amount of data downloaded, the download speed, and the estimated time remaining. It also shows the file name and the URL of the download.
wget.download bar works by using the --show-progress option, which forces wget to display the progress bar regardless of its verbosity level. It also uses the --progress option, which sets the type and style of the progress indicator. By default, wget uses the bar indicator, which shows a horizontal bar with brackets and arrows. However, you can also use the dot indicator, which shows a series of dots with different colors.
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How to Install and Use wget.download Bar
How to install wget on different operating systems
To use wget.download bar, you need to have wget installed on your system. Depending on your operating system, there are different ways to install wget:
On Linux, you can use your package manager (such as apt, yum, pacman, etc.) to install wget. For example, on Debian-based systems, you can run sudo apt install wget.
On Windows, you can download the binary file from [ How to download the binary file from [1](
To download the binary file from [1]( you need to follow these steps:
Go to the [download page](^1^) of wget and find the latest version of the binary file for Windows. As of writing this article, the latest version is wget-1.21.1-win64.zip.
Click on the link to download the zip file to your computer. You may need to choose a mirror site that is closest to your location for faster download speed.
Extract the zip file to a folder of your choice. For example, you can extract it to C:\wget.
Add the folder where you extracted the zip file to your system PATH environment variable. This will allow you to run wget from any directory in the command prompt. To do this, follow these steps:
Open the Start menu and search for "environment". Select Edit the system environment variables.
Select the Advanced tab and click the Environment Variables button.
Select the Path variable under System Variables and click Edit.
Click New and enter the path to the folder where you extracted the zip file. For example, C:\wget.
Click OK to save the changes and close all windows.
Open a new command prompt and test if wget is working by typing wget --version. You should see something like this:
C:\Users\user>wget --version GNU Wget 1.21.1 built on mingw32. -cares +digest -gpgme +https +ipv6 +iri +large-file -metalink -nls +ntlm +opie -psl +ssl/openssl Wgetrc: /etc/wgetrc (system) Locale: /usr/share/locale Compile: mingw32-gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DSYSTEM_WGETRC="/etc/wgetrc" -DLOCALEDIR="/usr/share/locale" -I. -I../lib -I../lib -I/usr/local/include -DNDEBUG Link: mingw32-gcc -DNDEBUG -L/usr/local/lib /usr/local/lib/libiconv.a /usr/local/lib/libunistring.a /usr/local/lib/libidn2.a /usr/local/lib/libidn.a /usr/local/lib/libssl.a /usr/local/lib/libcrypto.a /usr/local/lib/libz.a /usr/local/lib/libpsl.a /usr/local/lib/libintl.a /usr/local/lib/libcares.a ws2_32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib uuid.lib advapi32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib comdlg32.lib winspool.lib winmm.lib
If you see something similar, then you have successfully installed wget on your Windows system. How to use wget.download bar with different options and parameters
To use wget.download bar with different options and parameters, you need to append them to the wget command after the URL. For example, if you want to download a file and save it under a different name, you can use the -O option followed by the new name:
wget --show-progress -O new-file.zip [8](
The --show-progress option is necessary to enable the wget.download bar feature. You can also use other options to modify the behavior and output of wget. Here are some of the most common and useful options:
Option
Description
-c
Continue a partially downloaded file.
-i FILE
Read the URLs from a file, one per line.
-r
Download recursively, following links to subdirectories.
-l N
Specify the maximum recursion depth (N) when downloading recursively.
-A LIST
Accept only files that match the comma-separated list of extensions or patterns.
-R LIST
Reject files that match the comma-separated list of extensions or patterns.
--limit-rate=RATE
Limit the download speed to the specified rate (in bytes, kilobytes, or megabytes).
--no-clobber
Skip downloads that would overwrite existing files.
--no-check-certificate
Do not verify the SSL certificates when downloading from HTTPS servers.
--user=USER--password=PASS--ask-passwordSpecify the username and password for authentication, or prompt for password if needed.For a complete list of options, you can check the wget manual page by typing man wget in your terminal, or visit the [official documentation](^1^).Examples of using wget.download bar with different URLs and files
To demonstrate how to use wget.download bar with different options and parameters, we will show some examples of downloading different types of files from different sources. You can try these examples yourself by copying and pasting the commands in your terminal.To download a single file from a web server, use the following command:
wget --show-progress [9]( This will download the Ubuntu 20.04 desktop ISO image to your current directory. You will see something like this:--2023-06-21 15:20:03-- [9]( Resolving releases.ubuntu.com (releases.ubuntu.com)... 91.189.88.247, 2001:67c:1360:8001::24 Connecting to releases.ubuntu.com (releases.ubuntu.com)91.189.88.247:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 2705825792 (2.5G) [application/x-iso9660-image] Saving to: ubuntu-20.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso ubuntu-20.04.2-desk 100%[===================>] 2.52G 5.12MB/s in 8m 23s 2023-06-21 15:28:26 (5.14 MB/s) - ubuntu-20.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso saved [2705825792/2705825792] The output shows the URL, the IP address, the connection status, the HTTP response code, the file size, the file name, and the download progress bar with percentage, data amount, speed, and time remaining.To download multiple files from a web server, use the -i option followed by a file name that contains the URLs of the files you want to download, one per line. For example, create a file named urls.txt with the following content:
[ [10]( [11]( [12](
Then, use the following command to download all the files in the urls.txt file:
wget --show-progress -i urls.txt
This will download all the files to your current directory, showing the progress bar for each file. You will see something like this:
--2023-06-21 15:30:03-- [10]( Resolving example.com (example.com)... 93.184.216.34, 2606:2800:220:1:248:1893:25c8:1946 Connecting to example.com (example.com)93.184.216.34:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 1024000 (1000K) [application/zip] Saving to: file1.zip file1.zip 100%[===================>] 1000K 1.23MB/s in 0.8s 2023-06-21 15:30:04 (1.23 MB/s) - file1.zip saved [1024000/1024000] --2023-06-21 15:30:04-- [11]( Reusing existing connection to example.com:443. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 2048000 (2.0M) [application/zip] Saving to: file2.zip file2.zip 100%[===================>] 1.95M 2.41MB/s in 0.8s 2023-06-21 15:30:05 (2.41 MB/s) - file2.zip saved [2048000/2048000] --2023-06-21 15:30:05-- [12]( Reusing existing connection to example.com:443. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 3072000 (2.9M) [application/zip] Saving to: file3.zip file3.zip 100%[===================>] 2.93M 3.62MB/s in 0.8s 2023-06-21 15:30:06 (3.62 MB/s) - file3.zip saved [3072000/3072000] FINISHED --2023-06-21 15:30:06-- Total wall clock time: 3.4s Downloaded: 3 files, 5.9M in 2.5s (2.37 MB/s)
To download a whole website or a part of it, use the -r option followed by the URL of the website or the directory you want to download. For example, to download the entire Wikipedia website, use the following command:
wget --show-progress -r [13](
This will download all the files and subdirectories under the en.wikipedia.org domain, preserving the directory structure and links. You will see something like this:
--2023-06-21 15:32:03-- [13]( Resolving en.wikipedia.org (en.wikipedia.org)... 91.198.174.192, 91.198.174.193, ... Connecting to en.wikipedia.org (en.wikipedia.org)91.198.174.192:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: unspecified [text/html] Saving to: en.wikipedia.org/index.html en.wikipedia.org/in [ ] 81.67K --.-KB/s in 0.1s 2023-06-21 15:32:04 (809 KB/s) - en.wikipedia.org/index.html saved [83623] Loading robots.txt; please ignore errors. --2023-06-21 15:32:04-- [14]( Reusing existing connection to en.wikipedia.org:443. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 649 [text/plain] Saving to: en.wikipedia.org/robots.txt en.wikipedia.org/ro [ ] 649 --.-KB/s in 0s 2023-06-21 15:32:04 (6.33 MB/s) - en.wikipedia.org/robots.txt saved [649/649] --2023-06-21 15:32:04-- [15]( Reusing existing connection to en.wikipedia.org:443. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 1615 (1.6K) [image/png] Saving to: en.wikipedia.org/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png en.wikipedia.org/st [ ] 1.58K --.-KB/s in 0s 2023-06-21 15:32:04 (16.5 MB/s) - en.wikipedia.org/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png saved [1615/1615] --2023-06-21 15:32:04-- [16]( Reusing existing connection to en.wikipedia.org:443. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 5430 (5.3K) [image/vnd.microsoft.icon] Saving to: en.wikipedia.org/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico en.wikipedia.org/st [ ] 5.30K --.-KB/s in 0s 2023-06-21 15:32:04 (54.9 MB/s) - en.wikipedia.org/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico saved [5430/5430] --2023-06-21 15:32:04-- [17]( Reusing existing connection to en.wikipedia.org:443. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: unspecified [application/opensearchdescription+xml] Saving to: en.wikipedia.org/opensearch_desc.php en.wikipedia.org/op [ ] 2.44K --.-KB/s in 0s 2023-06-21 15:32:04 (25.2 MB/s) - en.wikipedia.org/opensearch_desc.php saved [2497] --2023-06-21 15:32:04-- [18]( Reusing existing connection to en.wikipedia.org:443. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: unspecified [application/json] Saving to: en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/summary/Main_Page en.wikipedia.org/ap [ ] 4.95K --.-KB/s in 0s 2023-06-21 15:32:05 (51.2 MB/s) - en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/summary/Main_Page saved [5072] ...
The output shows the URL, the IP address, the connection status, the HTTP response code, the file size, the file name, and the download progress bar for each file and subdirectory. Note that wget respects the robots.txt file of the website, which may restrict some files or directories from being downloaded.
How to Customize and Improve wget.download Bar
How to change the progress indicator type and style
As mentioned earlier, wget.download bar uses the --progress option to set the type and style of the progress indicator. By default, it uses the bar indicator, which shows a horizontal bar with brackets and arrows. However, you can also use the dot indicator, which shows a series of dots with different colors.
To change the progress indicator type and style, you need to use the --progress=type.style option, where type can be either bar or dot, and style can be one of the following:
default: The default style for each type.
binary: The binary style, which shows only two states: 0 or 1.
mega: The mega style, which shows the progress in megabytes.
giga: The giga style, which shows the progress in gigabytes.
micro: The micro style, which shows a very small progress bar or dot.
nano: The nano style, which shows a very tiny progress bar or dot.
For example, to use the dot indicator with the mega style, use the following option:
--progress=dot.mega
This will show something like this:
--2023-06-21 15:40:03-- [19]( Resolving example.com (example.com)... 93.184.216.34, 2606:2800:220:1:248:1893:25c8:1946 Connecting to example.com (example.com)93.184.216.34:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 102400000 (98M) [application/zip] Saving to: file.zip 0K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 0% 1.23M 79s 50K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 0% 2.46M 59s 100K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 0% 3.69M 49s 150K .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... 0% 4.92M 42s ... 99950K .......... .......... .......... .......... ..... 100% 5.14M=19s 2023-06-21 15:40:22 (5.14 MB/s) - file.zip saved [102400000/102400000]
The output shows a series of dots with different colors, each representing one megabyte of data downloaded.
How to show the file size in MB or other units
By default, wget.download bar shows the file size in kilobytes (K) or bytes if the file is smaller than one kilobyte. However, you may want to show the file size in other units, such as megabytes (M), gigabytes (G), or terabytes (T). To do that, you need to use the --human-readable option, which makes wget print sizes in powers of 1024.
For example, to show the file size in megabytes, use the following option:
--human-readable
This will show something like this:
--2023-06-21 15:42:03-- [20]( Resolving example.com (example.com)... 93.184.216.34, 2606:2800:220:1:248:1893:25c8:1946 Connecting to example.com (example.com)93.184.216.34:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 102400000 (98M) [application/zip] Saving to: file.zip file.zip 100%[===================>] 97.66M 5.14MB/s in 19s 2023-06-21 15:42:22 (5.14 MB/s) - file.zip saved [102400000/102400000]
The output shows the file size in megabytes (M) instead of kilobytes (K).
How to filter the output and show only the progress bar
Sometimes, you may want to filter the output of wget and show only the progress bar, without any other information such as the URL, the IP address, the connection status, the HTTP response code, etc. This can be useful if you want to reduce the clutter or noise in your terminal, or if you want to pipe the output to another program or file.
To do that, you need to use the --quiet option, which suppresses all normal output, leaving only the progress bar and errors. For example, to download a file and show only the progress bar, use the following command:
wget --show-progress --quiet [21](
This will show something like this:
file.zip 100%[===================>] 97.66M 5.14MB/s in 19s
The output shows only the file name, the progress bar, and the download speed and time.
Conclusion
In this article, we have learned how to use wget.download bar, a feature that allows you to monitor the progress of your downloads with a simple and elegant graphical interface. We have seen how to install and use wget.download bar, how to customize and improve it, and how to troubleshoot some common issues.
wget.download bar is a useful and powerful tool that can make your downloads more enjoyable and efficient. It can handle different types of files and protocols, resume interrupted downloads, download recursively, limit the bandwidth usage, and more. It can also show you the file size, the download speed, and the estimated time remaining for each download.
If you want to learn more about wget and its features, you can check the wget manual page by typing man wget in your terminal, or visit the [official documentation]. You can also find more examples and tips on how to use wget in various scenarios on the web.
We hope you have found this article helpful and informative. If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to leave a comment below. And if you liked this article, please share it with your friends and colleagues. Thank you for reading!
FAQs
What are the advantages of using wget over other download tools?
Some of the advantages of using wget over other download tools are:
wget is free and open-source software that can be used on any operating system.
wget is a command-line utility that can be easily integrated with other programs or scripts.
wget supports many protocols, features, and options that can handle various download scenarios.
wget is reliable and robust, as it can resume interrupted downloads, handle errors, and verify certificates.
wget is fast and efficient, as it can limit the bandwidth usage, compress the data transfer, and use multiple connections.
How can I resume a broken download with wget?
To resume a broken download with wget, you need to use the -c option followed by the URL of the file you want to resume. For example, if you were downloading a file named file.zip from example.com and your download was interrupted, you can resume it by using the following command:
wget --show-progress -c [22](
This will continue the download from where it left off, showing the progress bar as usual.
How can I download multiple files or a whole website with wget?
To download multiple files or a whole website with wget, you need to use the -r option followed by the URL of the website or the directory you want to download. For example, to download the entire Wikipedia website, use the following command:
wget --show-progress -r [23](
This will download all the files and subdirectories under the en.wikipedia.org domain, preserving the directory structure and links. You can also use other options to modify the behavior and output of wget when downloading recursively. For example, you can use the -l option to specify the maximum recursion depth, or the -A or -R options to accept or reject files that match certain extensions or patterns.
How can I limit the download speed or bandwidth with wget?
To limit the download speed or bandwidth with wget, you need to use the --limit-rate=RATE option, where RATE can be a number followed by a unit of bytes, kilobytes, or megabytes. For example, to limit the download speed to 1 megabyte per second, use the following option:
--limit-rate=1m
This will throttle the download speed to 1 MB/s, showing the progress bar as usual. You can also use fractions or decimals to specify the rate. For example, to limit the download speed to 500 kilobytes per second, use the following option:
--limit-rate=0.5m
This will throttle the download speed to 0.5 MB/s, or 500 KB/s.
How can I troubleshoot or debug wget errors?
To troubleshoot or debug wget errors, you need to use the --debug option, which prints a lot of debugging information to the standard error stream. For example, to debug a download that fails with an SSL error, use the following command:
wget --show-progress --debug [24](
This will print a lot of information about the SSL handshake, the certificates, the cipher suites, and the error message. You can use this information to find out the cause of the error and fix it.
You can also use the --verbose option, which prints more information than normal but less than debug mode. For example, to see more details about the HTTP headers and responses, use the following command:
wget --show-progress --verbose [25](
This will print more information about the HTTP request and response, such as the user-agent, the content-type, the content-length, etc.
If you want to save the output of wget to a file for later analysis, you can use the --output-file=FILE option, where FILE is the name of the file you want to save the output to. For example, to save the output of wget to a file named wget.log, use the following command:
wget --show-progress --output-file=wget.log [26](
This will save all the output of wget to wget.log, without printing anything to the standard output stream. 44f88ac181
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