What is the correct wget command syntax for HTTPS with username and password?
wget
Solution
By specifying the option --user and --ask-password wget will ask for the credentials. Below is an example. Change the username and download link to your needs.
wget --user=username --ask-password https://xyz.com/changelog-6.40.txt
Problem
I would like to download a file remotely with this URL using wget: ``` https://test.mydomain.com/files/myfile.zip ``` The site test.mydomain.com requires a login. I would like to download that file in my another server using this command but it does not work (does not completely download the file): ``` wget --user=myusername --password=mypassword https://test.mydomain.com/files/myfile.zip ``` If my username is myusername and password is mypassword what would be the correct wget syntax? The following are the return messages after I type the above command: ``` Resolving test.mydomain.com (test.mydomain.com)... 123.456.789 Connecting to test.mydomain.com (test.mydomain.com)|123.456.789|:443... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found Location: https://test.mydomain.com/login/unauthorized [following] --2013-01-30 02:01:32-- https://test.mydomain.com/login/unauthorized Reusing existing connection to test.mydomain.com:443. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found Location: https://test.mydomain.com/login [following] --2013-01-30 02:01:32-- https://test.mydomain.com/login Reusing existing connection to test.mydomain.com:443. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: unspecified [text/html] Saving to: `myfile.zip' ``` Am I missing something? Please help. Thanks.