macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install wputlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install wputMacPorts ports tree · net/wput/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 13218
Install wput with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts
Tiny, wget-like FTP client for uploading files. Version 0.6.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-10. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install wput.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add wputAlpine Linux edge package indexes · wput · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install wputDebian stable package indexes · wput · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
Tiny, wget-like FTP client for uploading files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- wdel
- wput
history
Project history and usage
wput is a command-line FTP uploader intentionally shaped like wget in reverse: instead of downloading files from remote servers, it uploads files or whole directories to FTP servers. Its homepage and manpage both describe it as a wget-like FTP uploader.
Project history
The upstream ChangeLog records early development by Hagen Fritsch, including wput-0.2 on 2003-01-06 and a long redesign period from 2004-04-24 to 2004-08-04 that added multiple URL/file input, proxy support, wgetrc-style configuration, resume/skip/upload behavior, and improved username/password handling. The 0.6 series followed in 2006, and wput-0.6.2 in 2008 added fixes for files larger than 2 GB, Haiku support, translations, and an option to disable TLS for buggy FTPS servers.
The project's later changelog entries show maintenance rather than reinvention: crash fixes, proxy error fixes, chmod support, and portability work. That history matches its niche as a small Unix networking tool whose value comes from predictable command-line behavior.
Adoption history
wput's adoption niche is administrators and scripts that need non-interactive FTP uploads with retry, resume, timestamping, proxy, and bandwidth-limit support. SourceForge's project description lists those same features, and Debian, Homebrew, MacPorts, and other package systems have carried it because it fills the upload-side gap left by wget.
How it is used
Users call wput with local files and ftp:// URLs, or feed URLs and filenames from an input file. The manpage documents background operation, logging, retries, resume handling, timestamp checks, proxy modes, rate limiting, ASCII/binary transfer selection, and forced TLS.
In practice, wput is used in shell scripts and cron jobs where an interactive FTP client would be awkward: mirroring generated files upward, publishing directories to legacy FTP hosting, or resuming large uploads over unreliable links.
Why package nerds care
wput is a classic small-tool package: one job, a familiar interface, and enough reliability knobs for scripts. It is historically interesting because it mirrors wget's user experience for the less glamorous opposite direction, FTP upload, and because that made it packageable as infrastructure rather than an application.
Timeline
- 2003-01-06: Upstream ChangeLog records wput-0.2.
- 2004-04 to 2004-08: Major redesign adds queueing, proxy support, config behavior, and resume/skip/upload handling.
- 2006-04-04: wput-0.6 release appears in the ChangeLog.
- 2008-07-26: wdel helper for deleting remote files/directories is added.
- 2008-09-27: wput-0.6.2 release fixes large-file and portability issues.
Related projects
- wget is the obvious conceptual sibling: wput deliberately copies the wget-like command-line model for uploading.
- wdel is the related helper added by the wput project for deleting remote FTP files or directories.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for wput. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/etc/wputrc~/.wputrc${WPUTRC}- Windows
C:\wput.ini%WPUTRC%
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.netrc${PASSWORDFILE}.wputpass- Windows
%PASSWORDFILE%
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
wdel | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
wput | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.6.2
manager updated2026-07-10
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:wput |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://wput.sourceforge.net/ |
| Last updated | 2026-07-10T09:59:34-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
wput 0.6.2+git20130413-14
tiny wget-like ftp-client for uploading files
sudo apt install wput- Section: web
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wput
Ubuntu apt95%
wput 0.6.2+git20130413-12
tiny wget-like ftp-client for uploading files
sudo apt install wput- Section: universe/web
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wput
apk95%
wput 0.6.2-r4
A command line tool to upload files to FTP site
sudo apk add wput- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: wput
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wput
apk95%
wput-doc 0.6.2-r4
A command line tool to upload files to FTP site (documentation)
sudo apk add wput-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: wput
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wput
MacPorts95%
wput
sudo port install wput- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Wput
source trail
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
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