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		nicce on July 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Wcurl: a curl wrapper to download files > Shoehorning curl into the role of wget is silly. How is it silly if the identical functionality is there, but you just need to use more command-line arguments?

wakawaka28 on July 5, 2024 [–]

The functionality is not identical. Wget is much more high level. You should not need to be an HTTP and curl expert to download a file lol.

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