Bash function for a better CLI remote file download experience.

download.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Bash function to download a file with wget, showing a progress bar and enables 
# re-downloading if interrupted. Also can automatically determine filename from
# supplied URL or override from command line.
# First argument is URL.
# Second optional argument is filename.
download () {
    local URL="$1"
    local FI="$2"
    if [[ -z "${FI}" ]]
    then
        FI="${URL}"
        FI="${FI##*/}"
    fi
    wget --show-progress --continue --output-document="${FI}" "${URL}"
}

Bash function to download a file with wget, showing a progress bar and enables re-downloading if interrupted. Also can automatically determine filename from supplied URL or override from command line.

First argument is URL.
Second optional argument is filename.

E.g.

download https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Science_Stories wiki-Marvel_Science_Stories.html