Wget is a tasty utility on Linux and Mac OS X systems that can come in handy for web system administrators. It is a command line application for file retrieval over ftp, http and https connections. I find it useful for downloading files directly to a server I am working on in a shell session, saving time instead of downloading to my local desktop and uploading. Additionally, since it can pass user names and passwords, it is powerful for use in web site migrations, setting up mirrored sites and more.

Finally, Wget can be scheduled using cron, so if a file or directories need replicated on a regular basis, it can be set to do so without adminstrator intervention.

Some useful examples for utilizing Wget:

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