Installing 'wget' on 10.1

Sep 27, '01 11:59:09AM

Contributed by: robg

Apple has removed 'wget' from OS X 10.1, apparently due to GPL (the Gnu Public License) issues. This is a most handy command, as it can download files and web pages from the command line over an SSH connection. I use it regularly to start large downloads at home while I'm at work.

To replace 'wget', you can download it from one of the GNU software mirror sites (it's in the 'wget' directory) and compile it yourself (this will require the Developer Tools to be installed). Once you've downloaded and expanded the archive, simply "cd" to that directory and type "sudo make install" to install the new 'wget'.

Once I've received my Dev Tools CD, I'll make a pre-compiled version available on my mac.com home page.

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