Wget

Curl

Curl is a free and open-source command-line utility tool that allows the users as well as the developers to transfer data without any UI interaction. It is commonly used in routers, mobiles, etc....

Wget

wget or GNU wget is another open-source free command-line tool for transferring files using HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, and FTPS....

Install wget and curl

To install wget, enter the following command:...

Table of Difference between wget and curl

wget curl wget is a simple transfer command-line utility. curl has much more functionality. The libcurl library can be used as a GUI library. Limited support for different protocols. Has more support to protocols. It supports bidirectional HTTP. Recursive download supported. Other features are Bandwidth control, Resumes aborted transfers, Background downloads, Recursive mirror files, and directories, etc. The recursive download is not supported. Wget supported protocols: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. Curl-supported protocols: DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, Gopher, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, Telnet and TFT. wget is more focused and available on Linux operating systems. Curl is available on multiple platforms with many web utilities....