How can I download a file from the Internet via Command Prompt?

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As mentioned in the title I need a command line that allows me to download a file in the background without installing any tool just cmd I found this one but it doesn't work in the background and Need a confirmation

C:\windows\explorer.exe https://www.website.com/file.zip

so how to make the magic happen? and is there another command that i need to add it to the above line like a confirmation !?

But it is not a duplicate of the other link. The answer here is to use wget, while the answer there is about a batch file. I vote to reopen even though it is not right on Stack Overflow. I also flagged it to be moved to Super User. — questionto42, Sep 21 '22 at 08:44

score 11 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 25 '17 at 22:26

CMD doesn't have a built-in download command. You can download a utility like wget, and get the file with

C:\> wget https://www.website.com/file.zip

PowerShell, which is built into every version of Windows 7 and above, does have a built-in command for downloading in Invoke-Webrequest

PS> Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://www.website.com/file.zip' -OutFile 'c:\temp\file.zip'

You can invoke this in one line from CMD by using the following PowerShell.exe command line.

powershell -c "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://www.website.com/file.zip' -OutFile 'c:\temp\file.zip'"

so what about option B add a command of confirmation !! – autodidact Jan 25 '17 at 22:30 — autodidact, Jan 25 '17 at 22:30

How can I download a file from the Internet via Command Prompt?

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