are you talking about using wget to download files or webpages? all you have to do is open the setup.exe and the new package you want is under WEB >>(select)wget
then google wget to see how to use it... it pretty simple and a goog way to get data or other things from the web. I hope this what you were going for. Garret defn noob wrote: > > Believe me I have googled and read the faqs but I can't find how to > download from the web. > > I have installed cygwin and it works but I think I need a package although > web was default in my download. > > 1. how do I install packages once I already have installed cygwin? > > 2. what do I write do download from a specific internetadress. > > best regards cirfu > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Ta semester! - sök efter resor hos Kelkoo. > Jämför pris på flygbiljetter och hotellrum här: > http://www.kelkoo.se/c-169901-resor-biljetter.html?partnerId=96914052 > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Can%27t-find-how-to-fetch-from-the-web-tp18920885p19001011.html Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/