Need to Get a File From The Windows Comand Line : Try wget
If you are ever in UNIX with out a browser and you need to get an HTML page, a file, rpm, zip, tar etc....You can use wget a utility to pull files via the HTTP protocol. This utility works from the command line and there is an equivalent for Windows command line, too.
Many people do not work in the DOS command line any more and that, well to be honest is a mistake.
The efficiency in which is gained is only understood by those of us whom use this lightening fast, non-graphical interface.
I have used a command line WGET from the DOS command line for a while so I thought some of you might find value.
You can get by the binary from DOS by issuing the following command:
C:\Temp>wget http://www.interlog.com/~tcharron/wgetwin-1_5_3_1-binary.zip
You can get the source code from DOS by issuing this command:
C:/Temp/http://wget www.interlog.com/~tcharron/wget-1.5.3.tar.gz
You hit the WGETWIN home page for the background.