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Startup File
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   Once you know how to change default settings of Wget through command
line arguments, you may wish to make some of those settings permanent.
You can do that in a convenient way by creating the Wget startup
file--`.wgetrc'.

   Besides `.wgetrc' is the "main" initialization file, it is
convenient to have a special facility for storing passwords.  Thus Wget
reads and interprets the contents of `$HOME/.netrc', if it finds it.
You can find `.netrc' format in your system manuals.

   Wget reads `.wgetrc' upon startup, recognizing a limited set of
commands.

Wgetrc Location

Location of various wgetrc files.

Wgetrc Syntax

Syntax of wgetrc.

Wgetrc Commands

List of available commands.

Sample Wgetrc

A wgetrc example.