GNU Wget 2.2.1 Released with New Options, Improvements, and Bug Fixes

Posted by hanuca on Dec 31, 2025 3:03 AM EDT
9to5linux.com; By Marcus Nestor
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GNU Wget 2.2.1 was released today as the latest stable version of this open-source command-line software for retrieving files using the most widely used Internet protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and FTPS.

Highlights of the GNU Wget 2.2.1 release include a new --show-progress argument to improve backwards compatibility to wget, the ability to prevent file truncation with the --no-clobber argument, and support for using the local system timestamp when requested via the --no-use-server-timestamps argument.

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