SMBGET(1)

NAME
smbget - wget-like utility for download files over SMB

SYNOPSIS
    .HP u
        smbget
         [-a, --guest]
         [-r, --resume]
         [-R, --recursive]
         [-U, --user=STRING]
         [-w, --workgroup=STRING]
         [-n, --nonprompt]
         [-d, --debuglevel=INT]
         [-D, --dots]
         [-o, --outputfile]
         [-f, --rcfile]
         [-q, --quiet]
         [-v, --verbose]
         [-b, --blocksize]
         [-O, --stdout]
         [-u, --update]
         [-e, --encrypt]
         [-?, --help]
         [--usage]
         {smb://host/share/path/to/file}
         [smb://url2/]
         [...]

DESCRIPTION

    .PP This tool is part of the samba(7) suite.
    .PP smbget is a simple utility with wget-like semantics, that can download files from SMB servers. You can specify the files you would like to download on the command-line.
    .PP The files should be in the smb-URL standard, e.g. use smb://host/share/file for the UNC path \\\\HOST\\SHARE\\file.

OPTIONS

    .PP -a, --guest

            Work as user guest
        .RE
        .PP -r, --resume

                Automatically resume aborted files
            .RE
            .PP -R, --recursive

                    Recursively download files
                .RE
                .PP -U, --user=username[%password]

                        Username (and password) to use
                    .RE
                    .PP -w, --workgroup=STRING

                            Workgroup to use (optional)
                        .RE
                        .PP -n, --nonprompt

                                Don't ask anything (non-interactive)
                            .RE
                            .PP -d, --debuglevel=INT

                                    Debuglevel to use
                                .RE
                                .PP -D, --dots

                                        Show dots as progress indication
                                    .RE
                                    .PP -o, --outputfile

                                            Write the file that is being downloaded to the specified file. Can not be used together with -R.
                                        .RE
                                        .PP -O, --stdout

                                                Write the file that is being downloaded to standard output.
                                            .RE
                                            .PP -f, --rcfile

                                                    Use specified rcfile. This will be loaded in the order it was specified - e.g. if you specify any options before this one, they might get overridden by the contents of the rcfile.
                                                .RE
                                                .PP -q, --quiet

                                                        Be quiet
                                                    .RE
                                                    .PP -v, --verbose

                                                            Be verbose
                                                        .RE
                                                        .PP -b, --blocksize

                                                                Number of bytes to download in a block. Defaults to 64000.
                                                            .RE
                                                            .PP -?, --help

                                                                    Show help message
                                                                .RE
                                                                .PP --usage

                                                                        Display brief usage message
                                                                    .RE
                                                                    .PP -u, --update

                                                                            Download only when remote file is newer than local file or local file is missing.
                                                                        .RE
                                                                        .PP -e, --encrypt

                                                                                Enable SMB encryption.
                                                                            .RE

SMB URLS

    .PP SMB URL's should be specified in the following format:
    .PP
    smb://[[[domain;]user[:password@]]server[/share[/path[/file]]]]

    smb:// means all the workgroups

    smb://name/ means, if name is a workgroup, all the servers in this workgroup, or if name is a server, all the shares on this server.

EXAMPLES

    # Recursively download 'src' directory
    smbget -R smb://rhonwyn/jelmer/src
    # Download FreeBSD ISO and enable resuming
    smbget -r smb://rhonwyn/isos/FreeBSD5.1.iso
    # Recursively download all ISOs
    smbget -Rr smb://rhonwyn/isos
    # Backup my data on rhonwyn
    smbget -Rr smb://rhonwyn/

BUGS

    .PP Permission denied is returned in some cases where the cause of the error is unknown (such as an illegally formatted smb:// url or trying to get a directory without -R turned on).

VERSION

    .PP This man page is part of version 4.17.4 of the Samba suite.

AUTHOR

    .PP The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.
    .PP The smbget manpage was written by Jelmer Vernooij.