Q: How do I use the proxies with the wget from linux’s terminal? A: You need to specify the proxy for both http and https sites. wget -e use_proxy=yes -e https_proxy=http://user:pass@ip:port -e http_proxy=http://user:pass@ip:port http://yourURL.com If you download via a FTP, you need put put ftp_proxy=http://user:pass@ip:port