Can I copy a file from the Web to a local machine at the command line?

Question

Is it possible to copy a file at a HTTP:// URL to a local directory in a BAT or CMD file?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 09 '10 at 02:03

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Yes, take a look at wget.

answered Mar 09 '10 at 02:03

Wesley

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Cross-platform as well. – John Gardeniers Mar 09 '10 at 03:00
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http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/wget.htm – Chris S Mar 09 '10 at 03:17

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 09 '10 at 12:42

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Or cURL will work too. It is supposedly Windows too but I have never tried it on Windows.

answered Mar 09 '10 at 12:42

Richard Holloway

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 09 '10 at 17:21

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Side note: WebClient.DownloadFile works fine from PowerShell as well.

answered Mar 09 '10 at 17:21

Joey

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