How to set proxy for wget?

Question

I want to download something with wget using a proxy:

HTTP Proxy: 127.0.0.1
Port: 8080

The proxy does not need username and pa

Answer 1

If you need to execute wget just once with the proxy, the easiest way is to do it with a one-liner like this:

http_proxy=http://username:password@proxy_host:proxy_port wget http://fileurl

or with an https target URL:

https_proxy=http://username:password@proxy_host:proxy_port wget https://fileurl