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When transferring files between your computer and a remote server, you always need to execute the command on your local computer. This is because your personal computer does not have an entry in the global hostname database (a.k.a. the , whereas the remote computer does. The global Domain Name Service, or DNS), whereas the remote computer does database maps full host names to their IP (Internet Protocol) address. Computers that can be accessed from anywhere on the Internet have their host names registered in DNS. |
wget (web get)
The wget <url> command lets you retrieve the contents of a valid Internet URL (e.g. http, https, ftp).
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