which can be a great hindrance when transferring a lot of data.
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viewing.
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File name wildcard matching and recursive mirroring of directories are
available when retrieving via @sc{ftp}. Wget can read the time-stamp
makes Wget suitable for mirroring of @sc{ftp} sites, as well as home
pages.
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download from where it left off.
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Wget supports proxy servers, which can lighten the network load, speed
up retrieval and provide access behind firewalls. However, if you are
Wget uses the passive @sc{ftp} downloading by default, active @sc{ftp}
being an option.
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Wget supports IP version 6, the next generation of IP. IPv6 is
autodetected at compile-time, and can be disabled at either build or
run time. Binaries built with IPv6 support work well in both
IPv4-only and dual family environments.
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Built-in features offer mechanisms to tune which links you wish to follow
(@pxref{Following Links}).
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The progress of individual downloads is traced using a progress gauge.
Interactive downloads are tracked using a ``thermometer''-style gauge,
representing a fixed amount of data received (1KB by default). Either
gauge can be customized to your preferences.
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Most of the features are fully configurable, either through command line
options, or via the initialization file @file{.wgetrc} (@pxref{Startup
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Finally, GNU Wget is free software. This means that everyone may use
it, redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General