alternative to WGET?

[zimu]

i'm trying to get a URL onto my web host company, apparently they don't have wget installed. is there any alternative?

thanks!

 

[drag]

You can just use a text based webbrowser like lynx or links to get http pages, then save them, and a ftp client to get ftp'd files.

Also ask them if they can provide wget for you. Most of the time it's a pretty simple program to install.

If you have a full shell you can just download and install wget in your home directory yourself.

 

[n0cmonkey]

curl

 

[kamper]

Sounds like you've got telnet access? I'd think that they'd also have ftp then... as drag mentions. That's what I'd be using but that's just what I'm comfortable with.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Your ftp might be able to fetch http files.. I.e. "ftp http://blah.com/somefile"

 

[zimu]

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
Your ftp might be able to fetch http files.. I.e. "ftp http://blah.com/somefile"

how would i go about using that? like command wise?

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

"ftp http://blah.com/somefile"

 

[zimu]

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
"ftp http://blah.com/somefile"

typed exactly that (well, a real URL) and got invalid command.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Then your ftp doesn't do it.