These wget recipes show you how to use proxy servers to route your downloads. Proxies can be set using environment variables or via configuration options.
Use an HTTP Proxy
http_proxy=http://proxy.example.com:8080 wget https://google.com
This recipe sets the http_proxy environment variable before invoking wget. The download goes through the proxy server.
Use a Proxy with Authentication
http_proxy=http://user:pass@proxy.example.com:8080 wget https://google.com
This time, we use a proxy server that requires a username and password. These are embedded in the proxy URL as user:pass@.
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