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1. Empty Window This option is pretty self explanatory as it does exactly what it says Pressing this button simply clears the window contents Append window content to wGetStart bat Upon pressing this button whatever contents are in the pro mode window are added on to the end or appended to the wGetStart bat file 10 Save window Content as wGetStart bat This option will replace whatever is currently in the wGetStart bat file with the window contents Pressing this button will lose all current information in the wGetStart bat file so using discretion is advisable Add wGetStart bat to window Upon pressing this button the contents currently in the wGetStart bat file are displayed into the pro mode window Add general file to window This option allows the user to add the contents of any file into the pro mode window This can be useful if there is a previous wGetStart bat file that was saved and renamed for backup purposes 11 6 4 URL and Hosts The options in this section allow the user to choose exactly where to start downloading the files from The URL and Hosts section of the program looks like the one on the following page and all of the options that we cover in this section you will be able to refer to in this window wGetGUI v1 08b E Span All r Allow Bes gt r Reject T List gt Accept Reject himi Es gif ipg T tx ap V exe doc fv All Custom list Start wGetStart bat2. Save Load BER Exit Mirror site ste E a 7 add HTML suffix Start wGetStart bat aaa Add to wGetStart bat Empty wGetStart bat Pro Mode Y Only go deeper Figure 9 The Retrieval Options section IV Force directories Save to custom dir Many of the options in this section can also be found in the wGet manual which can be found on the wGet website referred to earlier in this guide No clobber When this option is set wGet will not download any files that are currently in the target directory When determining whether or not to download the file wGet will not check whether the file is current or working it just checks whether it exists or not 16 Timestamping When you select this option a time stamp will be added to the downloaded file by wGet If you download from the site again wGet will check to make sure that the file on the server is a different file size or has a different timestamp than the one currently in the target directory Hint Using the No clobber Timestamping options can save you both time and bandwidth if used correctly It is important to note that wGet can only use one of these methods at once so it is impossible to select both No clobber and Timestamping Continue file download One of the best features of wGet is the ability to continue the downloading of file if circumstances prevent downloading the file in it s entirety in one session Currently if using one of the more popu
3. not want to download it would be a good idea to specify the hosts where you do not want wGet to take data from For example let s say you would like to download the content of www elderscrolls com but do not want to download the movie trailers and demos you would include http static bethsoft com in the reject list so that wGet would not download them 14 Clear Pressing the button labeled clear in either of the hosts sections simply clears the contents of the text box Accept Reject This section allows you to specify which types of files you would actually like to download and which should you choose any file types to ignore By default wGetGUI will accept all of the file types but should you want to only include exclude certain types of files you may uncheck the all option and just select the file types you would like Should you want to include exclude file types not specified in the preset check boxes you may specify them in the custom list text box Please note that in order to correctly add files you need to use the proper notation which is a period followed by the file extension which commas separating multiple file types Please see the following example for proper usage of the custom list box Correct mov png php Incorrect mov png php or mov png php Hint Let s say you want to download just jpg files rar files and mpg files In this instance you would unselect the al check box select just jpg and t
4. Add to wGetStart bat Empty wGetStart bat Pro You are using GNU Wget 1 10 2 Special Retries hi 0 Additional Parameters T Act lke a browser IV Convert links I Ignore robots txt Configure Proxy Oa Le Cear Running Options T Go 2 background T No info Allinfo V Some info I Append to logfile T Overwrite Logfile Logfile default log 1 7 is minimum Save Load About settings settings Figure 6 The URL and Hosts section This is the always on T Continue Quota kB i T Spider check for files No directories IV Force directories Save to custom dir T Clear Server Cache IV Recursive Retrieval Depth im MV Download as is T Mirror site V add HTML suffix Y Only go deeper 12 URL There are 2 ways of entering in the URL that is desired The first option is to manually type in the URL itself You do not need to add the http or the ftp to this field as wGetGUI will automatically do it for you The second option is much easier as it eliminates the need to write anything Since wGetGUI supports drag and drop operations from any common internet browser IE Firefox Netscape etc it is possible to drag the URL right into this field Always on top Pressing this button makes the wGetGUI program shrink down to a smaller size and float on top of all other windows Press this to restore the regular v
5. on to the next one Additional Parameters This allows you the user to specify addition command line options if you are experienced enough with wGet to use them Hint To get the most of this option please refer the original wGet documentation 20 Identify as browser Some servers do not want people to use programs like wGet to download their files because they have to pay for bandwidth With this option selected wGet will pretend to be a web browser and will even go so far as to identify itself as Mozilla 4 03 as well as trick the server into believing that it has been referred to by another page on this server and not an external link Hint Although this option seems amazing it can considerably slow down the performance of wGet when downloading a large number of small files so only use it if completely necessary Convert Links By default wGet will download any html files as they are but if this option is selected the all of the paths in the htm 1 file s will be converted to contain relative paths so that the pages downloaded can be run locally without any content actually having to be accessed from the internet itself Ignore robots txt Under normal circumstances wGet would be considered a robot because it is a simple program that crawls the web based on some predetermined criteria Many servers utilize robots to get the data for their searches Some server administrators restrict directory access to browsers t
6. that you are downloading from Should you wish the store the files not categorized by directory simply select this option Hint if you are only downloading a few files and do not want to search through directories to get to them this option may be very useful to you 17 Force directories This option is enabled by default in wGetGUI and simply places the files into directories labeled by host name and sorted accordingly as described in the previous option This option really helps to keep the files that you download organized and can be quite helpful when dealing with many websites Save to custom directory This textbox allows you to select the target directory for all of the files that wGet downloads The correct usage of this option would be following the standard file name path notation as used in windows Correct c downloads wGetFiles Incorrect weetFiles Clear server cache Selecting this option has a similar effect to the refresh reload function of browsers as it forces the server to load the newest version of the file into the cache Hint To ensure you are getting the most recent and accurate file please activate this option Recursive Retrieval This option is one of the single most powerful features of wGet and wGetGUI that you can use Selecting the check box activates this option and entering an integer into the depth text box tells wGet how deep to go when following the links contained on the original URL For
7. wGet does not appear to be running it may be silently downloading files without your knowledge In order to make sure wGet has finished or is shut off you may check whether it is running in the Windows Task Manager 23 No info If this option is set wGet will show nothing about what it is currently doing which may be good if you really know what you are doing or do not care Setting this option may leave you wondering what wGet is doing or whether it is working or not All info Selecting this option will make wGet output as much information as possible to the screen This shows you the progress of downloads the location you are downloading from as well as other useful information Some info This option if set will show some of the info This option is a compromise between the All info and the Some info options Tip You can only select one of the info options at once Append to logfile When you set this option wGet will output what would normally be on the screen to a log file Appending to the log file will add the results to the end of the log file If you are using this option with All info and downloading a large number of files this log can get quite large in size Overwrite logfile This option takes the screen output and replaces the specified log file with this one Once again if you are using All info and downloading a large amount of files this can get pretty big so be cautious Hint The logfile text box a
8. well as making the program run happily away in the background without disturbing you as you go about your day to day computing The running options section of the wGetGUI user interface is outlined below wGetGUI v1 08b You are using GNU Weet 1 10 2 1 7 is minimum Retrieval Options He Y No clobber Span All la ia 7 Timestamping Allow List gt NSS es i i T Continue file download neko Quota kB L List gt Clear fo Spider check for files ananas eject Accept Reject Special Running Options i No directories See Fee Retries ho Go 2 background gt IV Force directories M him T of Additional Parameters T No info A PR T Allinfo Pap f exe T Act like a browser TR mi cachs SOT All NV Convert links RTE Z Recursive Retrieval Custom list Ignore robots txt I Overwrite Logfile Depth lo 069 Clear Configure Proxy Logfile defaultlog V Download as is Save Load C 3 T T Miror site settings settings 7 7 add HTML suffix Start wGetStart bat Add to wGetStart bat Empty wGetStart bat Pro Mode V Only go deeper Figure 12 The Running Options section T Save to custom dir This guide will now cover all of the options making wGetGUI even more useful than it was to you prior to reading this section Go 2 Background With this option checked wGetGUI will go to the background once it has been started Hint Be careful when using this option Even though
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10. 8 1 Introduction This section of wGetGUI includes the options that mainly deal with the way that wGet appears to and acts with servers The options in this section will not really affect the way that the program will look for files to download The special section is outlined in the figure below wGetGUl v1 08b You are using GNU Weet 1 10 2 1 7 is minimum l Retrieval Options Hosts V No clobber F Span Al L 6 T Timestamping r Allow List gt 2 ista i i I Continue file download Reject Quota kB E List gt Clear lo Spider check for files Ace Poe Special Running Options F No directories ccep Reject Retries ho FGo2 background IV html F af Additional Parameters T No info Tipo Tm Tap M ee T Actlike a browser CEE mi Server Cache FP doc T All Te Convert links E Z Recursive Retrieval Custom list I Ignore robots txt I Overmite Logfile Depth lo pre Clear ams Prony poe Logfile detaultlog MV Download as is Save Load BEE Exit Mirror site L settings settings 2 add HTML suffix Start wGetStart bat Add to WGietStart bat Empty wGetStet bat Pro Mode V Only go deeper Figure 10 The Special options section IV Force directories T Save to custom dir Retries This option is simple it accepts an integer value in the text box that will specify the amount of times wGet will try to download a file before giving up and moving
11. I for the powerful wGet webgrabber Report bugs and get the newest version at http www jensroesner de wgetgui wGetHomepage http sunsite dk wget wGetGUl is published under the GPL http www gnu org copyleft gpl html The author of this software refuses any responsibility for whatever it causes Read the docs in the ZIP file gpl readme Figure 3 The about window Exit Pressing this button allows the user to exit the program Start wGetStart bat This should be pretty obvious This is the button that you should press when all of the options and parameters that you would like set have been added to the wGetStart bat file and you are ready to begin the process of actually downloading the files Add to wGetStart bat This button takes all of the currently select options and user inputted parameters and adds them to the wGetStart bat file This is appended with the new information so that you can do multiple tasks in sequence therefore eliminating the need to baby sit the program Empty wGetStart bat This button erases the contents of the wGetStart bat file and allows you to work from a clean slate The following confirmation screen is presented upon pressing this button giving you one last chance to back out should you not really want to do this Warning potential data loss ES WARNING This will completely empty your wGetStart bat file Continue Cancel Figure 4 The empty wGet
12. Star bat confirmation window Hint It is really easy to forget that there is something actually in the wGetStart bat file which ifnot cleared first may lead to unnecessarily downloading files that you do not want or have already downloaded This tends to be the easier option to overlook Pro Mode This button allows the user to enter in custom parameters and options as well as directly modify the wGetStart bat file itself For the average user this screen may be something to be avoided but if one is feeling brave modifications can be made here In the next section the various options of pro mode will be discussed 6 3 Pro Mode Pro mode is a powerful way for more advanced users of wGet to get the most out of the wGetGUI program In most cases the average user will not really need to enter this screen although the option to look at what is currently in the wGetStart bat file before emptying it can be useful Upon clicking the pro mode button the pro mode screen presented Pro Mode ON Append window content Save window content Emp wanstat Det alesis to wGetStart bat as wGetStart bat Add wGetStart bat to window Add general file to window back to normal Figure 5 The Pro Mode window Here is a brief run down of the options in the pro mode screen Empty wGetStart bat As was explained in the previous section this button simply removes whatever content is currently in the wGetStart bat file leaving it blank
13. The Essential wGet GUlde By Ryan Corrigal March 2007 Foreword When Ryan asked me whether he could do a manual for wGetGUI was happy for at least two reasons One was that obviously Ryan found wGetGUI interesting enough and the other was that the lack of a good manual was really a thorn in my side When read Ryan s manual was really wow ed Never would have invested as much time as he did think his work really is useful and hope that many wGetGUI users agree wGetGUI has recently been updated to a new version It now includes a requested simple mode and an integrated pro mode now called direct bat access But reading through Ryan s manual will easily prepare you to understand and use the new wGetGUI Thanks again to Ryan and all the others who have helped wGetGUI with their constructive feedback Cheers Jens October 17 2007 Table of Contents The Essential wGet GUIdE 5 alee Aiea iit edad eta ech daa i Table of Content T ii Table OF Bi Suresh nine ar E A REA asa Sob EA ee a OE ERN EEE EE ATTA iv IS A io des 2 2 Before YOU DEM A A deve denebeveses 3 3 Getting the necessary somtware eiri eetere ainda 4 Ave Installing the SOMweare someta 5 AS A none a O NO 6 6 Basic Functionality a it si 7 6 1 AAA ese dele nei eee elie es el el eel el 7 6 2 The main buttons explained oo eee eee 8 DAVE SEMIN GS iia aia 8 A ie as ies fa BY be a Eda Se eae eh a 8 A ees Seed exe ee Ge ees eee eee
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15. d in this guide will be the most basic With these features alone you should be able to starting getting files within no time at all All of the options in this program will be covered in at least a minimal amount of detail which will make you the user proficient in understanding the inner workings of wGet Upon loading up the program and looking at the interface you are greeted with many small check boxes and text boxes as well as some main buttons The main buttons on the bottom as well as the most common options are what will be discussed first The following figure shows just exactly the main options are wGetGUI v1 08b You are using GNU Wget 1 10 2 1 7 is minimum URL Retrieval Options Hosts V No clobber F Span Al m Allow List gt F Continue file download e ez Quota kB fo L Spider check for files Accept Reject T Timestamping M No directories e Accept Reject i himi E gif E pg O txt 2 zip 7 exe lM doc W All Custom list E Retries fi 0 Additional Parameters naa T Act lke a browser V Convert links 7 Ignore robots txt Configure Proxy Save Load About settings settings Start wGetStart bat Add to wGetStart bat Empty wGetStart bat M Go 2 background M No info T Allinfo V Some info Append to logfile F Overwrite Logfile Logfile default log Figure 2 The main options Pro Mode NV Force directories T Save to custom dir Clear S
16. e any values to the registry The only stipulation for the installation is that wGet and wGetGUI be in the same directory For this example we will create a new folder in c Program Files We will call the folder wGetGUI and extract all of the files from wget 1 10 2b zip and wgetgui zip into this directory For your own reference the installation does not have to go as outlined in the previous paragraph it can go anywhere you would like it to For convenience sake it would be recommended that a shortcut is placed on the desktop to wGetGUI so that you do not have to browse to the location every time you wish to run the program Also it is recommended that a shortcut is placed to the folder containing the program that way it will be easy to retrieve the files downloaded from this program at a later date Jens s comment As you probably are aware the behaviour of Windows versions can be very different between different machines It is therefore possible that some dll or ocx files are missing in your Windows installation The wGetGUI homepage has the necessary links and instructions to solve all known problems So in case of a problem please checkthere 5 The Interface Upon opening the program you are greeted with a screen that looks like the one below For your convenience the sections have been outlined as well as referenced with page numbers to the corresponding reference section in this guide Basic Retrieval Functionality Opti
17. erver Cache V Recursive Retrieval Depth V Download as is T Mirror site V add HTML suffix V Only go deeper As was discussed earlier the wGetGUI program sits as a user interface between the user you and the program wGet which works from the command prompt wGetGUI works by interpreting the options that the user inputs into the interface and creates the appropriate batch file that starts wGet with all of the necessary switches and parameters In the following pages the main settings of wGetGUI will be covered in enough detail to get you started downloading files in no time 6 2 The main buttons explained Save settings This button allows the user to save all of the currently selected options and parameters to a file so that they can be recalled at a later time If it is desirable for these settings to be loaded every time wGetGUI starts just save over the original wGetGUL ini file in the program directory Load Settings This is the exact opposite of the save settings option This option allows loading of settings from a user defined file that is different from the initially loaded wGetGULini file About Pressing this button brings up a window that shows basic information about the program such as the author version number and other miscellaneous data The about window appears as follows About wGetGUl wGetGUl by Jens Roesner 2001 06 Version 1 08b wGetGUl is an easy to use graphical user interface GU
18. ese files you would have to manually click the links and save them to your hard drive individually If you have time to squander or you enjoy wasting your day doing menial tasks this would probably be a suitable method of obtaining the desired files nformation Unfortunately not everyone enjoys throwing away their precious time For those of us who don t want to there is a handy little tool called wGet The program wGet is a small yet powerful command line utility that allows a user to download files from the internet via the Windows command line Using switches the ability to automate the process of downloading is also possible Unfortunately your average computer user does not know how to nor wants to learn to use the Windows command prompt Up until recently this was a dilemma for most time conscientious users Now thanks to Jens Roesner the creator of wGetGUI a simple interface has been developed to sit on top of wGet that can make the process of automatically downloading files simple even for the most technologically challenged individuals This guide sets out to explain how to get wGet and wGetGUI as well as how to install use and efficiently operate the said programs With that in mind we move on to the first chapter of the handy user manual 2 Before you begin This guide assumes that you have at the least a basic understanding of Windows XP as well as have the ability to extract ZIP files and download files from
19. hen in the custom List text box type rar mpg If at any time you should wish to clear the custom list of file types simply press the clear button 6 5 Conclusion Congratulations you now should have all of the knowledge necessary to operate wGetGUI in an efficient and effective manner The rest of this guide will go into the more advanced options available to users who want to get the most out of wGet and wGetGUI 15 7 Retrieval Options 7 1 Introduction This section includes many various options that are related to how files are retrieved by wGet These could be considered some of the more advanced options but any ambitious user can utilize them with a little effort and practice This guide will go over each of the options briefly describing the functions as well as common usages wGetGUI v1 08b You are using GNU Weet 1 10 2 1 7 is minimum Retrieval Options Hosts V No clobber F Span Al L da Timestamping r Allow List gt Continue file download e a Quota kB io gt Spider check for files breed Special Running Options M No directories ceept Reject Retries ho IST Go 2 background iv html F gif Additional Parameters No info T ipg T I Ale ap T exe T Actlike a browser io I Clear Server Cache T doc f Al V Convert links tos 7 Recursive Retrieval Custom list Ignore robots txt I Dverwite Logfile Depth 0 mpg Ae Configure Proxy Logfile default log Download as is
20. hus making it a necessity to enable this option 21 Configure Proxy This option is still in beta stages currently and to fully utilize this it is suggested that you research on the proper usage of proxy servers so that you can enter the appropriate options in to the text boxes The following is what the Configure Proxy screen looks like Proxy Configuration Proxy Address http Save Proxy Port Quit Proxy Username Your Password will NOT be protected If you require that am sorry Many Proxy Password Proxy Servers don t need a password check before Proxy Support via wGetGUl is in BETA stage any feedback from you is appreciated as_ _ can NOT test proxy setup any longer Figure 11 The Proxy Configuration window 8 2 Conclusion Now that the special options of wGet have been covered there is only one section left to cover All but the most devoted geeks will have probably left at this point but if you are still hanging in there it is strongly encouraged that you hang on until the end because almost every option has now been covered The next and final section covered in this guide is the Running Options section 22 9 Running Options 9 1 Introduction The final sets of options used by wGetGUI are the running options These options configure the way that wGet will present itself on the screen or in a log file These options can be useful for keeping a catalog of what was successfully downloaded as
21. iew The always on top window should look like this wGetGUl v1 08b You are using GNU Wget 1 10 2 1 7 is Figure 7 Always on top view Should you want to return to the regular interface of wGetGUI just press the same button which now appears with a on it again Hint using the always on top button makes it really easy to drag and drop browser URLs right into wGetGUI Hosts This section allows you to select where wGetGUI will navigate to as it is downloading files When entering hosts into this text box it is important to make sure that the last character is the character Please see the following example Correct http www strangecity ca images Incorrect http www strangecity ca images Hint if the typing of all URLs it too tedious right click the link in your web browse and select copy link location then right click this section and select paste This save you keystrokes WGetGUI automatically trims filenames at the end of the pasted URL so there is no need to worry about fixing the link 13 Span All If this option is unchecked wGet will default to staying at the host you provided in the URL textbox If however you set this option wGet will follow every link that it encounters and span all hosts If you are not careful with this option you could leave the program on overnight and find that it has downloaded an astronomically huge amount of data Only use this setting if you k
22. instance if you were to enter http www bmezine com into the URL text box and then select a recursion depth of 1 you would download the main page and all of the links from the main page but you would not obtain any of the files on the links from those pages you would simply stop at the recursion depth that you selected 1 Download as is With wGet downloading as is allows you to save a webpage complete with pictures sounds etc This option causes wGet to ignore the Only go deeper option Mirror site This option is a quick way to select both Time stamping and infinite recursion depth This option deselects the options or any alternatives so it can be confusing for some users but is just provided as a convenience 18 Only go deeper This option is similar to the recursion depth option in function but can be better for trying to really isolate the files that you wish to download This option will only follow links that go deeper than the one provided in the URL For instance if you were to start at http mirrors xmission com ubuntu cd edubuntu you would only go to the deeper directories such as ubuntu cd edubuntu 6 06 and edubuntu dapper but not anywhere beneath the original URL 7 2 Conclusion With all of the options in this section you should now be able to tune what you wish to download to a fine point which will make using this program even more efficient and effective 19 8 Special
23. lar web browsers when a download is interrupted you are forced to begin the download from scratch again which is hugely inconvenient Selecting this file will allow you to continue the download of any incomplete files currently on the host should they already be in the target directory If you are downloading large files and using a wireless connection or need to stop for whatever wGetGUI can be your best friend Hint To use the program to download a really big file such as a Linux distribution image file just enter the full URL to the file into the URL text box Should this download get interrupted just enter the same full URL into the text box select continue file download and then start the program and watch as wGet continues right where the file left off Quota kB Entering a value into this text box allows you to select the maximum amount of total kilobytes that wGet will download This may be useful if you have limited space on your hard drive or you do not have time to watch what it does and do not want to download in kilobytes over a certain amount Spider check for files This option checks whether the linked file works This option can be useful for administrators or for testing purposes but would be beyond the usefulness for your average user No directories When you are downloading files with this program they will automatically be placed into the target directory with subdirectories named the same as every host
24. llows you to specify the file name that the log will be added to or replaced To make viewing and editing easy it is recommended that you use the txt file extension 9 2 Conclusion With the options covered in this section you should now almost be a wGet guru Downloading files has never been easier and now keeping logs and reliable records of what you have downloaded is a really easy task 24 10 Conclusion With all that was reviewed you should be on your way to getting files in a fast and efficient manner that will appease even the most download hungry internet aficionados With this in mind it is strongly encouraged that you review the original wGet documentation should you wish to get even more out of the wGet software Congratulations you are now a wGet power user and can begin downloading files automatically from the World Wide Web almost immediately 25 References Roesner Jens wGetGUI the easy to use Graphical User Interface GUI for wGet March 06 2007 lt http www jensroesner de wgetgui gt Hrvoje Nik i GNU Wget GNU Project Free Software Foundation FSF Free Software Foundation Inc March 06 2007 lt http www gnu org software wget gt 26
25. now exactly what is contained on all of the pages or you actually want to attempt the nearly impossible task of downloading the entire World Wide Web If you select span all along with an infinite retrieval depth discussed in chapter Retrieval Options you will be presented with the following error message as shown in figure 8 Possible overflow risk detected Warning Possible overflow risk detected When allowing all hosts and with infinite 0 recursion depth it is well possible that you will end up downloading the complete www Add restrictions now if you are not sure You can of course interrupt the wget process manually if you see that it s not heading where it should Figure 8 The ominous warning If you know what you are doing and don t care about this anyways press the OK button and carry on Allow List gt Entering addresses here allows you to specify which hosts that wGet will download from thereby making the data you download much more useful to you For example if you are downloading from http www scarification ca you will get all of the web pages but none of the images unless you also include the web space http www photobucket com where the images are actually hosted Reject List gt This works exactly the opposite of the allow list Here you can specify explicitly which hosts not to download from For instance if you have a web page that has great info but also links to files that you do
26. ons Page 7 Page 16 You are using GNU Wget 1 10 2 1 7 is minimum m Hosts NV No clobber T Span All F Allow List gt F Continue file download Tez Quota kB i Spider check for files F Timestamping ee Special Running Options l No directories le Accept Reject Patries fo T Go 2 background ly bai fy ot Additional Parameters f No info Figs Fa pinto C zip 7 exe T Actlike a browser E P Clear Server Cache f doc fv All iV Convert links I Append to loa IV Recursive Retrieval Custom list F Ignore robots txt IV Force directories Save to custom dir F Overwrite Logfile Configure Proxy Logfile default log Special Running Options Sredi Loni About Options D settinas settinas i E D Page 20 Add to wGetStart bat Empty wGetStart bat Figure 1 The interface explained While this may look daunting at first once the various options have been explained this screen will look a lot less intimidating Jens s comment During use hovering the mouse arrow over an option or field will bring a short tooltip that will help you remember and understand what the option or field does In the next sections explanations of the various sections and their functionality will be discussed in depth which will lead to a better understanding of the program as well as a more effective use of your time when using wGetGUI 6 Basic Functionality 6 1 Introduction The first features and options that will be explaine
27. the internet If you are not at this level of competence there are several great guides on the internet as well as guides published in book form that you can obtain should you wish to learn This guide may reference some things that are not common knowledge but the beauty of the internet is that almost any information you should desire to acquire is available both easily and freely 3 Getting the necessary software You will need to download both wGet and wGetGUI if you would like to be able to follow the instructions and information covered in this guide For your convenience the necessary links to both pieces of software have been provided as follows wGet Homepage http www gnu org software wget Download Location http xoomer alice it hherold wget 1 10 2b zip wGetGUI Homepage http www jensroesner de wgetgui Download Location http www jensroesner de wgetgui data wgetgui zip Provided you have downloaded these two files you should have all of the necessary software to run the programs as well as follow all of the instructions in this tutorial For installation instructions please proceed to the next section 4 Installing the Software Now that the necessary software has been obtained the installation is a breeze Both programs can be extracted to a directory and run as is This is an asset because the installation does not install any files into the windows system32 directory nor does it writ
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