wget is a utility for the non-interactive retrieval of contect from the web. It supports HTTP, FTP, HTTPS and grabbing content via proxies.

Let's Play

simple test

wget http://duane.freeshell.net

read slashdot (in HTML of course)

wget -q -O http://lxer.com | links -dump | less

execute a dangerous script directly from the web

wget -q -O - http://duane.freeshell.net/pclug.sh | sh

download the google linux image, flip it and view it (no real usefullness, just showing off)

wget -O - http://www.google.com/sitesearch/linux.gif | convert - -rotate 180 - | display