IT Tips and Tricks

Sometimes we need to download a file from Internet using the bash command line. here are some suggestions:
Using WGET:
wget {URL}
eg.
wget https://my.server.com/downloads/file.tar.gz

Using CURL:
(Fancy progress info given as the download progresses and will unpack it at the same time)
curl -L --progress {URL} | tar xz
eg.
curl -L --progress https://my.server.com/downloads/file.tar.gz | tar xz