Downloading Files

kali-linux

Fetching files from the web on Kali Linux with wget and curl, including saving a download under a filename of your choosing.

Published

Apr 8, 2022

wget

wget is a utility for download of files from the Web. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols.

┌──(kali㉿kali-1)-[~]
└─$ cd Downloads

┌──(kali㉿kali-1)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ ls

┌──(kali㉿kali-1)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ wget https://www.iana.org/domains/idn-tables/tables/americanfamily_cans_2.5.txt
--2022-04-08 23:22:28--  https://www.iana.org/domains/idn-tables/tables/americanfamily_cans_2.5.txt
Resolving www.iana.org (www.iana.org)... 192.0.46.8, 2620:0:2830:200::b:8
Connecting to www.iana.org (www.iana.org)|192.0.46.8|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 41395 (40K) [text/plain]
Saving to: ‘americanfamily_cans_2.5.txt’

americanfamily_cans_2.5.txt                      100%[==========================================================================================================>]  40.42K  --.-KB/s    in 0.03s

2022-04-08 23:22:28 (1.49 MB/s) - ‘americanfamily_cans_2.5.txt’ saved [41395/41395]


┌──(kali㉿kali-1)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ ls
americanfamily_cans_2.5.txt

┌──(kali㉿kali-1)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ head -n 5 americanfamily_cans_2.5.txt
# Info ##########################################################
#
# Registry:   Verisign Inc.
# Contact:    Registry Customer Service
# Email:      info@verisign-grs.com

curl

curl is a tool for transferring data from or to a server. It supports these protocols. Switch -o along with a string saves the file under the name of that string.

┌──(kali㉿kali-1)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ curl -o aarp_ku_2.5.txt  https://www.iana.org/domains/idn-tables/tables/aarp_ku_2.5.txt
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100  2219  100  2219    0     0   8594      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--  8634

┌──(kali㉿kali-1)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ ls
aarp_ku_2.5.txt  americanfamily_cans_2.5.txt

┌──(kali㉿kali-1)-[~/Downloads]
└─$ head -n5 aarp_ku_2.5.txt
# Info ##########################################################
#
# Registry:   Verisign Inc.
# Contact:    Registry Customer Service
# Email:      info@verisign-grs.com

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