Download a file from the network directly to the desired folder

Many of us use a predefined folder for our downloads, either in our home called Downloads, Downloads, or whatever.

The issue is that many times we want to save a file in a certain folder, for this the usual thing would be to access that URL using the browser, which asks us where we want to save the file (in which directory), and then it will begin to download. But this is not the only way, we do not always have to depend on the browser.

Basically our solution is wget, at least what will work in the background 😉

This may seem simple (and for many it is), but ... since I had to explain all this to my girlfriend in great detail (because i was downloading Retrica for iPhone ...), it costs me nothing to put it here too haha.

Using our file manager + wget

Every self-respecting file browser has a built-in console. I mean the terminal that can appear when we press a key:

Dolphin (KDE) is not the only one that brings this which is so useful to us on many occasions.

To download a file we simply go to the desired folder, let's say ... / home / user / TEMP / downloads / and there we start downloading using wget:

wget DIRECCION-DEL-ARCHIVO

For example:

wget http://www.sitio.com/files/compressed/bigfile.7z

This will start to download the file in the same folder where they are.

Of course, if they close the file browser, the download will almost certainly stop them, to avoid this they can send the download process to the background.

Using only terminal with wget

wget allows us using a parameter to specify the download folder (and final file). In other words, we open a terminal and a simple parameter will make the file download to a certain folder:

wget http://www.sitio.com/lista.txt -O /home/kzkggaara/TEMP/downloads/

This will cause us to download the file in the / home / kzkggaara / TEMP / downloads / folder

Using Dolphin + ServiceMenu

There is a service menu (servicemenu) for KDE that does just this:

1. Download a file to the desired folder
2. We can enter the URL or you can take it from the clipboard (clipboard)

First let's download the file:

Then we copy it to the indicated folder:

cp *.desktop $HOME/.kde4/share/kde4/services

And finally we reload so that it is enabled without the need to close the file browser:

kbuildsycoca4

And voila, we will have this option:

What it will do is open a console (konsole) in that directory and download the file in question, the terminal will close when the download is finished.

End

Well there is not much more to add. Until now I use wget directly in the terminal, however this last option is very interesting to me.

PD: Ah, it is fair to clarify that the iPhone is not my girlfriend's, it belongs to her boss who is an inveterate Apple fan, one of those who open the Apple website in Spanish before your email haha.