Using wget to download artifacts from JFrog Artifactory is a common task in CI/CD pipelines and automated environments. Because Artifactory repositories are often secured, the standard wget command requires specific flags for authentication and directory handling. 1. Basic Download with Authentication
Most Artifactory instances require credentials. You can use standard basic authentication with the --user and --password flags. wget download artifactory
wget -r --no-parent -nH --cut-dirs=2 \ --user="user" --password="password" \ https://example.com Use code with caution. -r : Enables recursive downloading. Using wget to download artifacts from JFrog Artifactory
wget --header="X-JFrog-Art-Api: " \ https://example.com Use code with caution. 3. Recursive Folder Downloads wget download artifactory
To download an entire directory rather than a single file, use wget 's recursive mode. This requires the "Folder Download" feature to be enabled in Artifactory's General Settings .
