Download files from web in terminal

[Jeremy Mann]

> I have what is probably a simple question ... so simple, I can't find
> the answer to it. I want to download a tar file from a reputable web
> site to my linux box. I am not running a GUI on my linux box - I usually
> connect via telnet or terminal session. I've tried FTP and scp but I
> have to login with a user name and password. I just want to download a
> file from a web site that is accessible from any web browser but do it
> from my terminal session. Can this be done and if so, could someone
> explain it to me as if I were a baby!?!?!?
>

You can use one of 3 text (console) browsers, lynx, links or w3m. I prefer
links because it does colors (colored links) and frames.

Example of usage:

links www.google.com


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Jeremy Mann
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