Does wget retain its permission in the downloaded client?

penguin_pam

When using wget on Linux or the FreeBSD operating system, if a file downloaded is pre-set to have some permission, uid number and gid number, does the file retain its permission in the downloaded client? I do not think so, but just to check.

Originally asked by user41648 on Stack Exchange (superuser) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

wget does not preserve owner, group or permissions of the remote file.

Full answer by Ansgar Wiechers: https://superuser.stackexchange.com/a/477464 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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