need help pl, what does wget -dc https://www. do (options also explained)

[Weasle]

Hi, i'm fairly new to Linux. I would love to learn it but from time to time having some questions since mostly self education. Can you guys pl help me out?

• What does wget -dc https://www. do?
• Options and arguments explained also, so what does the -dc also stands for?

 

[MattWinter]

You can get good explanations as well as details about all the options from the "man" command. Man stands for manual.

Try typing:
man wget

 

[BigBadBeef]

Hi, i'm fairly new to Linux. I would love to learn it but from time to time having some questions since mostly self education. Can you guys pl help me out?

• What does wget -dc https://www. do?
• Options and arguments explained also, so what does the -dc also stands for?

Here is everything there is to know about wget: Everything about wget

But as a general tip, I would iterate that Linux is such a massive thing to learn that it requires years of effort to master. I would suggest you take the "learn about the things you need it to perform first" approach. What do you want to with it? Programming? Gaming? Text or video editing? FOS alternatives to proprietary cancer? There is where you begin. Provided you've mastered the basics, of course. But in this day and age, it can be a simple transition, providing you have the right distro for beginners.

 

[sphen]

Hi, i'm fairly new to Linux. I would love to learn it but from time to time having some questions since mostly self education. Can you guys pl help me out?

• What does wget -dc https://www. do?
• Options and arguments explained also, so what does the -dc also stands for?

@MattWinter's response above is the right answer. Learn how to use the manual pages by typing "man " and the command you want to learn more about. You should read the "man wget" page for yourself. This is the season of giving, so I'll help this time.

Your command "wget -dc https://www." is incomplete and does not make sense to me.

• wget - This command downloads a file from the internet and puts the downloaded file in the current working directory.
  • To see the current working directory, type the command "pwd".
• -dc - This is the same as "-d -c".
  • -d - This turns on debug output. It may provide additional detailed information about the download and any errors that may occur.
  • -c - This means continue (resume) downloading a previously incomplete download. If there is already a file in the working directory with the same name, this will add the rest of the file to the existing partial file. It can save time, but can also be dangerous if the previous partial download was corrupted or modified for some reason. Why your sample
• https://www. - This is incomplete. Something more must come after the "www.". It is the start of the URL of some unknown website with some unknown file. If you copy the full URL into your browser, your browser would display or download that file. The URL is not special for wget.

 

[Weasle]

Thank you for your feedback. Am hoping to mastering the basics so i can maintain a self-installed Linux first at privat, much later maybe professional. Sometimes im really struggling with commands from beginner courses, wont be taking anytime soon advanced classes yet. Once a week evening adult IT classes in the hope to master it quicker. As newby thought the dc option meant domaincontroller abbreviation. Never thought it would be the same as -d and -c together

 

[sphen]

Thank you for your feedback. Am hoping to mastering the basics so i can maintain a self-installed Linux first at privat, much later maybe professional. Sometimes im really struggling with commands from beginner courses, wont be taking anytime soon advanced classes yet. Once a week evening adult IT classes in the hope to master it quicker. As newby thought the dc option meant domaincontroller abbreviation. Never thought it would be the same as -d and -c together

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A: One bite at a time.

Stick with it and soon it will feel like second nature. It won't be long before you start typing the answers for the ones who follow.