wget - installation under Windows

In this article, we would liek to show how to install wget under Windows.

1. download wget.exe:
   e.g. sources:
   • https://eternallybored.org/misc/wget/
   • https://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/wget.htm
      
2. paste *.exe file into C:\Program Files\wget directory
   (or with x86 wget version use C:\Program Files (x86)\wget directory),
    
3. add C:\Program Files\wget directory to PATH enviroment variable
   (or with x86 wget version use C:\Program Files (x86)\wget directory),
    
4. run or re-run command line,
    
5. test wget in the command line:
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   wget -V

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   wget --version
   Example output:
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   GNU Wget 1.21.3 built on mingw32.

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   Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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   License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later

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   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.

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   This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.

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   There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

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   Originally written by Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@xemacs.org>.

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   Please send bug reports and questions to <bug-wget@gnu.org>.