wget not saving file after download
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So I am currently using the wget command on windows 10 powershell to download various files. However, when testing this command, files do not actually download.
For example, say I want to download this picture: https://yt3.ggpht.com/-v0soe-ievYE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OixOH_h84Po/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg
I would use the following:
PS C:UsersmynameDesktop> wget https://yt3.ggpht.com/-v0soe-ievYE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OixOH_h84Po/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg
StatusCode : 200
StatusDescription : OK
Content : 255, 216, 255, 224...
RawContent : HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Access-Control-Expose-Headers: Content-Length
Content-Disposition: inline;filename=""
Vary: Origin
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
X-XSS-Protection...
Headers : [Access-Control-Expose-Headers, Content-Length], [Content-Disposition, inline;filename=""],
[Vary, Origin], [Access-Control-Allow-Origin, *]...
RawContentLength : 31273
Once this process finishes, I do not observe any new files on my desktop.
However, this code does work:
wget https://yt3.ggpht.com/-v0soe-ievYE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OixOH_h84Po/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg -O google.jpg
So what is going on? Why does wget alone not download the file?
wget
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So I am currently using the wget command on windows 10 powershell to download various files. However, when testing this command, files do not actually download.
For example, say I want to download this picture: https://yt3.ggpht.com/-v0soe-ievYE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OixOH_h84Po/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg
I would use the following:
PS C:UsersmynameDesktop> wget https://yt3.ggpht.com/-v0soe-ievYE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OixOH_h84Po/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg
StatusCode : 200
StatusDescription : OK
Content : 255, 216, 255, 224...
RawContent : HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Access-Control-Expose-Headers: Content-Length
Content-Disposition: inline;filename=""
Vary: Origin
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
X-XSS-Protection...
Headers : [Access-Control-Expose-Headers, Content-Length], [Content-Disposition, inline;filename=""],
[Vary, Origin], [Access-Control-Allow-Origin, *]...
RawContentLength : 31273
Once this process finishes, I do not observe any new files on my desktop.
However, this code does work:
wget https://yt3.ggpht.com/-v0soe-ievYE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OixOH_h84Po/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg -O google.jpg
So what is going on? Why does wget alone not download the file?
wget
asked Apr 19 '17 at 16:14
Thessentials
262
2
Your command looks fine. Where did this implementation ofwgetcome from?
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 16:19
3
powershell useswgetandcurlas aliases for its ownInvoke-WebRequest. It's not clear to me that there is any relationship towgetother than capturing the typing habits of users of other operating systems.
– user4556274
Apr 19 '17 at 16:21
1
Mmm (it's nice to learn something else new). Arguably though, this is off-topic because we're talking about a Powershell command, not a UNIX/Linux utility.
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 16:28
@TimothyMartin initially that was my perspective too, but then I thought that it might be worth leaving open so that we can highlight thatwgetisn'twget. (IYSWIM.)
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 17:00
@roaima Good point. I'll retract my vote to close.
– Timothy Martin
Apr 19 '17 at 17:01
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So I am currently using the wget command on windows 10 powershell to download various files. However, when testing this command, files do not actually download.
For example, say I want to download this picture: https://yt3.ggpht.com/-v0soe-ievYE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OixOH_h84Po/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg
I would use the following:
PS C:UsersmynameDesktop> wget https://yt3.ggpht.com/-v0soe-ievYE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OixOH_h84Po/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg
StatusCode : 200
StatusDescription : OK
Content : 255, 216, 255, 224...
RawContent : HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Access-Control-Expose-Headers: Content-Length
Content-Disposition: inline;filename=""
Vary: Origin
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
X-XSS-Protection...
Headers : [Access-Control-Expose-Headers, Content-Length], [Content-Disposition, inline;filename=""],
[Vary, Origin], [Access-Control-Allow-Origin, *]...
RawContentLength : 31273
Once this process finishes, I do not observe any new files on my desktop.
However, this code does work:
wget https://yt3.ggpht.com/-v0soe-ievYE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OixOH_h84Po/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg -O google.jpg
So what is going on? Why does wget alone not download the file?
wget
asked Apr 19 '17 at 16:14
Thessentials
262
So I am currently using the wget command on windows 10 powershell to download various files. However, when testing this command, files do not actually download.
For example, say I want to download this picture: https://yt3.ggpht.com/-v0soe-ievYE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OixOH_h84Po/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg
I would use the following:
PS C:UsersmynameDesktop> wget https://yt3.ggpht.com/-v0soe-ievYE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OixOH_h84Po/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg
StatusCode : 200
StatusDescription : OK
Content : 255, 216, 255, 224...
RawContent : HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Access-Control-Expose-Headers: Content-Length
Content-Disposition: inline;filename=""
Vary: Origin
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
X-XSS-Protection...
Headers : [Access-Control-Expose-Headers, Content-Length], [Content-Disposition, inline;filename=""],
[Vary, Origin], [Access-Control-Allow-Origin, *]...
RawContentLength : 31273
Once this process finishes, I do not observe any new files on my desktop.
However, this code does work:
wget https://yt3.ggpht.com/-v0soe-ievYE/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/OixOH_h84Po/s900-c-k-no-mo-rj-c0xffffff/photo.jpg -O google.jpg
So what is going on? Why does wget alone not download the file?
wget
wget
asked Apr 19 '17 at 16:14
Thessentials
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asked Apr 19 '17 at 16:14
Thessentials
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edited Apr 19 '17 at 16:25
asked Apr 19 '17 at 16:14
Thessentials
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asked Apr 19 '17 at 16:14
Thessentials
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asked Apr 19 '17 at 16:14
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Your command looks fine. Where did this implementation ofwgetcome from?
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 16:19
3
powershell useswgetandcurlas aliases for its ownInvoke-WebRequest. It's not clear to me that there is any relationship towgetother than capturing the typing habits of users of other operating systems.
– user4556274
Apr 19 '17 at 16:21
1
Mmm (it's nice to learn something else new). Arguably though, this is off-topic because we're talking about a Powershell command, not a UNIX/Linux utility.
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 16:28
@TimothyMartin initially that was my perspective too, but then I thought that it might be worth leaving open so that we can highlight thatwgetisn'twget. (IYSWIM.)
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 17:00
@roaima Good point. I'll retract my vote to close.
– Timothy Martin
Apr 19 '17 at 17:01
add a comment |Â
2
Your command looks fine. Where did this implementation ofwgetcome from?
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 16:19
3
powershell useswgetandcurlas aliases for its ownInvoke-WebRequest. It's not clear to me that there is any relationship towgetother than capturing the typing habits of users of other operating systems.
– user4556274
Apr 19 '17 at 16:21
1
Mmm (it's nice to learn something else new). Arguably though, this is off-topic because we're talking about a Powershell command, not a UNIX/Linux utility.
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 16:28
@TimothyMartin initially that was my perspective too, but then I thought that it might be worth leaving open so that we can highlight thatwgetisn'twget. (IYSWIM.)
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 17:00
@roaima Good point. I'll retract my vote to close.
– Timothy Martin
Apr 19 '17 at 17:01
2
2
Your command looks fine. Where did this implementation of
wget come from?– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 16:19
Your command looks fine. Where did this implementation of
wget come from?– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 16:19
3
3
powershell uses
wget and curl as aliases for its own Invoke-WebRequest. It's not clear to me that there is any relationship to wget other than capturing the typing habits of users of other operating systems.– user4556274
Apr 19 '17 at 16:21
powershell uses
wget and curl as aliases for its own Invoke-WebRequest. It's not clear to me that there is any relationship to wget other than capturing the typing habits of users of other operating systems.– user4556274
Apr 19 '17 at 16:21
1
1
Mmm (it's nice to learn something else new). Arguably though, this is off-topic because we're talking about a Powershell command, not a UNIX/Linux utility.
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 16:28
Mmm (it's nice to learn something else new). Arguably though, this is off-topic because we're talking about a Powershell command, not a UNIX/Linux utility.
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 16:28
@TimothyMartin initially that was my perspective too, but then I thought that it might be worth leaving open so that we can highlight that
wget isn't wget. (IYSWIM.)– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 17:00
@TimothyMartin initially that was my perspective too, but then I thought that it might be worth leaving open so that we can highlight that
wget isn't wget. (IYSWIM.)– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 17:00
@roaima Good point. I'll retract my vote to close.
– Timothy Martin
Apr 19 '17 at 17:01
@roaima Good point. I'll retract my vote to close.
– Timothy Martin
Apr 19 '17 at 17:01
add a comment |Â
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The Powershell implementation of wget is not wget. So it doesn't behave like the UNIX/Linux utility wget.
As pointed out by user4556274, Powershell uses wget and curl as aliases for its own Invoke-WebRequest.
Looking at that (or running Get-Help wget under Powershell) it can be seen that the -O [filename] flag is an acceptable abbreviation for -Output [filename], and that Invoke-WebRequest [URI] actually returns an object representing a web page rather than writing a file named from the basename of the URL.
Thus, this returns "nothing" unless you assign it to a variable or pipe it to another command:
wget http://example.net/path/to/page.html
But this delivers a web page "as expected":
wget http://example.net/path/to/page.html -O page.html
answered Apr 19 '17 at 16:30
roaima
41.4k547112
Makes sense. That is kind of silly that Powershell would use a command that doesn't do what it is commonly known for in UNIX
– Thessentials
Apr 19 '17 at 16:33
1
It has an alias (pardon me -Alias) that basically "fakes" it. See alsolswhich IIRC is an Alias forGet-ChildItem(with certain parameters).
– DopeGhoti
Apr 19 '17 at 17:29
@DopeGhoti I was aware of the fakelsbutwgetwas a new one for me. The problem here is that the fakery is only skin-deep.
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 18:35
Powershell gonna powershell.
– DopeGhoti
Apr 19 '17 at 18:36
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1 Answer
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up vote
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The Powershell implementation of wget is not wget. So it doesn't behave like the UNIX/Linux utility wget.
As pointed out by user4556274, Powershell uses wget and curl as aliases for its own Invoke-WebRequest.
Looking at that (or running Get-Help wget under Powershell) it can be seen that the -O [filename] flag is an acceptable abbreviation for -Output [filename], and that Invoke-WebRequest [URI] actually returns an object representing a web page rather than writing a file named from the basename of the URL.
Thus, this returns "nothing" unless you assign it to a variable or pipe it to another command:
wget http://example.net/path/to/page.html
But this delivers a web page "as expected":
wget http://example.net/path/to/page.html -O page.html
answered Apr 19 '17 at 16:30
roaima
41.4k547112
Makes sense. That is kind of silly that Powershell would use a command that doesn't do what it is commonly known for in UNIX
– Thessentials
Apr 19 '17 at 16:33
1
It has an alias (pardon me -Alias) that basically "fakes" it. See alsolswhich IIRC is an Alias forGet-ChildItem(with certain parameters).
– DopeGhoti
Apr 19 '17 at 17:29
@DopeGhoti I was aware of the fakelsbutwgetwas a new one for me. The problem here is that the fakery is only skin-deep.
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 18:35
Powershell gonna powershell.
– DopeGhoti
Apr 19 '17 at 18:36
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
The Powershell implementation of wget is not wget. So it doesn't behave like the UNIX/Linux utility wget.
As pointed out by user4556274, Powershell uses wget and curl as aliases for its own Invoke-WebRequest.
Looking at that (or running Get-Help wget under Powershell) it can be seen that the -O [filename] flag is an acceptable abbreviation for -Output [filename], and that Invoke-WebRequest [URI] actually returns an object representing a web page rather than writing a file named from the basename of the URL.
Thus, this returns "nothing" unless you assign it to a variable or pipe it to another command:
wget http://example.net/path/to/page.html
But this delivers a web page "as expected":
wget http://example.net/path/to/page.html -O page.html
answered Apr 19 '17 at 16:30
roaima
41.4k547112
Makes sense. That is kind of silly that Powershell would use a command that doesn't do what it is commonly known for in UNIX
– Thessentials
Apr 19 '17 at 16:33
1
It has an alias (pardon me -Alias) that basically "fakes" it. See alsolswhich IIRC is an Alias forGet-ChildItem(with certain parameters).
– DopeGhoti
Apr 19 '17 at 17:29
@DopeGhoti I was aware of the fakelsbutwgetwas a new one for me. The problem here is that the fakery is only skin-deep.
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 18:35
Powershell gonna powershell.
– DopeGhoti
Apr 19 '17 at 18:36
add a comment |Â
up vote
7
down vote
up vote
7
down vote
The Powershell implementation of wget is not wget. So it doesn't behave like the UNIX/Linux utility wget.
As pointed out by user4556274, Powershell uses wget and curl as aliases for its own Invoke-WebRequest.
Looking at that (or running Get-Help wget under Powershell) it can be seen that the -O [filename] flag is an acceptable abbreviation for -Output [filename], and that Invoke-WebRequest [URI] actually returns an object representing a web page rather than writing a file named from the basename of the URL.
Thus, this returns "nothing" unless you assign it to a variable or pipe it to another command:
wget http://example.net/path/to/page.html
But this delivers a web page "as expected":
wget http://example.net/path/to/page.html -O page.html
answered Apr 19 '17 at 16:30
roaima
41.4k547112
The Powershell implementation of wget is not wget. So it doesn't behave like the UNIX/Linux utility wget.
As pointed out by user4556274, Powershell uses wget and curl as aliases for its own Invoke-WebRequest.
Looking at that (or running Get-Help wget under Powershell) it can be seen that the -O [filename] flag is an acceptable abbreviation for -Output [filename], and that Invoke-WebRequest [URI] actually returns an object representing a web page rather than writing a file named from the basename of the URL.
Thus, this returns "nothing" unless you assign it to a variable or pipe it to another command:
wget http://example.net/path/to/page.html
But this delivers a web page "as expected":
wget http://example.net/path/to/page.html -O page.html
answered Apr 19 '17 at 16:30
roaima
41.4k547112
edited 9 mins ago
answered Apr 19 '17 at 16:30
roaima
41.4k547112
answered Apr 19 '17 at 16:30
roaima
41.4k547112
answered Apr 19 '17 at 16:30
roaima
41.4k547112
41.4k547112
Makes sense. That is kind of silly that Powershell would use a command that doesn't do what it is commonly known for in UNIX
– Thessentials
Apr 19 '17 at 16:33
1
It has an alias (pardon me -Alias) that basically "fakes" it. See alsolswhich IIRC is an Alias forGet-ChildItem(with certain parameters).
– DopeGhoti
Apr 19 '17 at 17:29
@DopeGhoti I was aware of the fakelsbutwgetwas a new one for me. The problem here is that the fakery is only skin-deep.
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 18:35
Powershell gonna powershell.
– DopeGhoti
Apr 19 '17 at 18:36
add a comment |Â
Makes sense. That is kind of silly that Powershell would use a command that doesn't do what it is commonly known for in UNIX
– Thessentials
Apr 19 '17 at 16:33
1
It has an alias (pardon me -Alias) that basically "fakes" it. See alsolswhich IIRC is an Alias forGet-ChildItem(with certain parameters).
– DopeGhoti
Apr 19 '17 at 17:29
@DopeGhoti I was aware of the fakelsbutwgetwas a new one for me. The problem here is that the fakery is only skin-deep.
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 18:35
Powershell gonna powershell.
– DopeGhoti
Apr 19 '17 at 18:36
Makes sense. That is kind of silly that Powershell would use a command that doesn't do what it is commonly known for in UNIX
– Thessentials
Apr 19 '17 at 16:33
Makes sense. That is kind of silly that Powershell would use a command that doesn't do what it is commonly known for in UNIX
– Thessentials
Apr 19 '17 at 16:33
1
1
It has an alias (pardon me -
Alias) that basically "fakes" it. See also ls which IIRC is an Alias for Get-ChildItem (with certain parameters).– DopeGhoti
Apr 19 '17 at 17:29
It has an alias (pardon me -
Alias) that basically "fakes" it. See also ls which IIRC is an Alias for Get-ChildItem (with certain parameters).– DopeGhoti
Apr 19 '17 at 17:29
@DopeGhoti I was aware of the fake
ls but wget was a new one for me. The problem here is that the fakery is only skin-deep.– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 18:35
@DopeGhoti I was aware of the fake
ls but wget was a new one for me. The problem here is that the fakery is only skin-deep.– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 18:35
Powershell gonna powershell.
– DopeGhoti
Apr 19 '17 at 18:36
Powershell gonna powershell.
– DopeGhoti
Apr 19 '17 at 18:36
add a comment |Â
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Your command looks fine. Where did this implementation of
wgetcome from?– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 16:19
3
powershell uses
wgetandcurlas aliases for its ownInvoke-WebRequest. It's not clear to me that there is any relationship towgetother than capturing the typing habits of users of other operating systems.– user4556274
Apr 19 '17 at 16:21
1
Mmm (it's nice to learn something else new). Arguably though, this is off-topic because we're talking about a Powershell command, not a UNIX/Linux utility.
– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 16:28
@TimothyMartin initially that was my perspective too, but then I thought that it might be worth leaving open so that we can highlight that
wgetisn'twget. (IYSWIM.)– roaima
Apr 19 '17 at 17:00
@roaima Good point. I'll retract my vote to close.
– Timothy Martin
Apr 19 '17 at 17:01