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title: "wget: Downloading a File From a Public Bucket"
slug: "how-to-use-wget-to-download-a-file-from-a-public-bucket"
updated: 2026-02-09T21:56:45Z
published: 2026-02-09T21:56:45Z
canonical: "docs.wasabi.com/how-to-use-wget-to-download-a-file-from-a-public-bucket"
---

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# wget: Downloading a File From a Public Bucket

To download a file from a public bucket using wget, use the following syntax. Use the specific endpoint for your bucket depending on the [region](/v1/docs/what-are-the-service-urls-for-wasabis-different-storage-regions).

```plaintext
wget http://s3.wasabisys.com//
```

An example of wget is:

```plaintext
$ wget http://s3.wasabisys.com/wasabisupport-test-public-east/hawaii.jpeg

        --2019-06-29 13:10:04--  http://s3.wasabisys.com/wasabisupport-test-public-east/hawaii.jpeg

        Resolving s3.wasabisys.com (s3.wasabisys.com)... 38.27.106.21, 38.27.106.14, 38.27.106.16, ...

        Connecting to s3.wasabisys.com (s3.wasabisys.com)|38.27.106.21|:80... connected.

        HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK

        Length: 838602 (819K) [image/jpeg]

        Saving to: ‘hawaii.jpeg.1’

        100%[===============================================================================================>] 838,602    --.-K/s  in 0.02s 

        2019-06-29 13:10:04 (43.1 MB/s) - ‘hawaii.jpeg.1’ saved [838602/838602]
```