Question

Is there any command equivalent to webget in WindOS’s PowerShell?

I am trying to create a script to download all publicly available files from the website. I am making the custom script because I need to store the files in specific directory structure (depending on name, type and size).

Answer 1

In PowerShell v2, use a WebClient:

(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($url, $localFileName)  

In v3, the Invoke-WebResquest cmdlet:

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $localFileName

Another option is with the Start-BitsTransfer cmdlet:

Start-BitsTransfer -Source $source -Destination $destination