wget

wget - The non-interactive network downloader.


Single file download:

wget https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/i386/iso-cd/debian-9.4.0-i386-xfce-CD-1.iso

Download recursive FTP or HTTP ( can even be used to make a mirror of a website ):

wget -r http://www.some-site.com/movies/

Automatically resumes from where it was interrupted:

wget -c https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/i386/iso-cd/debian-9.4.0-i386-xfce-CD-1.iso

Speed limit for downloads:

wget https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/i386/iso-cd/debian-9.4.0-i386-xfce-CD-1.iso --limit-rate=100k

Save file with different name:

wget -O debian.iso https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/i386/iso-cd/debian-9.4.0-i386-xfce-CD-1.iso