Installing wget on Mac OS X

Run the following from your terminal.

Download the compressed wget module (wget-x.x.x.tar.gz) with the curl command.

The curl -O option saves the output to a file with the same name as on the original system.

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sudo curl -O http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/wget/wget-1.13.4.tar.gz

Extract

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sudo tar zxvf wget-1.13.4.tar.gz

Move into the directory

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cd wget-1.13.4

Create the Makefile

A Makefile describes the results of checking the system-specific features and information required for the installation target.

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sudo ./configure –with-ssl=openssl

If you don’t add the --with-ssl=openssl option, you’ll get an error like the following and won’t be able to install:
configure: error: –with-ssl was given, but GNUTLS is not available.

Compile the source files based on the Makefile

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sudo make

Install

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sudo make install

As a test, run the following, and if “index.html” gets downloaded, you’re all set!

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wget http://yahoo.co.jp