Wget using Termux download directory

Question

I just installed Wget using Termux on my Android. But, when I download a file, I cannot find it's location. Can anyone please tell me where it's located? And how can I change that location to my desired directory?

Answer 1

To quote Izzy,

wget usually downloads to where you called it from – unless told otherwise using the -O parameter. So you either first cd to the desired directory – or try something like wget -O /sdcard/downloads/foo.zip http://example.com/foo.zip.

In your case, this directory is /data/data/com.termux/files/home and, as it's inside /data, only root and the files' owner can alter things here.

Since Termux is the owner, though, you can move, copy and delete files and folders inside the abovementioned directory.

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Before moving or copying to the internal storage

If you run Android Marshmallow (6.x) or above, run termux-setup-storage and grant the requested permission to be able to interact with anything inside /storage/emulated/0.

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To move files

To move files to e.g. the standard download directory, use the command mv source destination, replacing source with the file you wish to move, and destination with /storage/emulated/0/Download, which is the default download directory located in your internal storage.

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To copy files

To copy files to e.g. the standard download directory, use the command cp source destination, replacing source with the file you wish to move, and destination with /storage/emulated/0/Download.

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To delete files

To delete any file, use rm file, replacing file with the file you wish to delete.

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To delete directories

To delete an empty directory, use rmdir directory.

To delete a non-empty directory, use rm -r directory. This method will delete anything inside the chosen directory.

In both cases, replace directory with the directory you wish to delete.

Answer 2

Type echo $HOME in Termux. That is the current wget location.