How to Set Up and Use a Proxy with wget? Need Help with wget Proxy Configuration! Alternatively, for a more

Dude, just edit the `.wgetrc` file. It’s way cleaner than cluttering your command.

Add these lines:
```
use_proxy=on
http_proxy=http://yourproxy:port
proxy_user=youruser
proxy_password=yourpass
```

Save it and wget proxy should just work. No flags needed.

Bonus: Use `strace` to see what wget’s *actually* doing under the hood.