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结论
- 两者都能够满足基本的需求
- wget 支持递归下载,但支持协议的种类少于curl
- curl 支持的协议种类更多,但不支持递归下载,总体上更加强大
What is the Difference Between wget vs curl? (linuxhint.com)
What is the Difference Between wget vs curl?
Conclusion
This tutorial focused on the similarities and the differences between cURL. Although it may seem like cURL is the superior choice, there are instances where wget is the best choice.
case for wget
lthough cURL supports a wide variety of protocols, it does not provide recursive downloads. On the other hand, Wget supports recursive downloads using the –recursive option as both HTTP/HTTPS and FTP/FTPS protocols offer, such functionality.
Similarities Between wget and cURL
Now for the icing on the cake:
- Both tools support standard protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS.
- Both tools download files from the internet.
- Both tools support HTTP cookies.
- Both tools support output to a file.
- Both free and actively developed tools.
- Both tools support resume transfers.
- Both tools support HTTP POST.
Differences Between wget and cURL
Here are some of the differences between curl and wget:
- Wget is a simple transfer utility, while curl offers so much more.
- Curl provides the libcurl library, which can be expanded into GUI applications. Wget, on the other hand, is a simple command-line utility.
- Wget supports fewer protocols compared to cURL.
- Recursive downloads are not supported in curl.
- Wget is natively available in Linux systems, while cURL is readily available in Windows systems.
- cURL supports multiple parallel transfers.
- cURL performs Transfer-Encoded HTTP decompressions, while wget does not.
- cURL supports bidirectional HTTP while wget offers a plain HTTP POST.
- cURL supports more HTTP auth methods compared to wget.
- Wget does not support SOCKS.
- Wget requires gnulib installed.
- Unlike curl, features such as cookies, timestamps, and follow redirects are enabled by default in wget. cURL requires each to be specified explicitly.