title: How to use wget with a proxy
body: <p>I currently have been blocked from <a href="http://www.apkmirror.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.apkmirror.com</a>, so a <code>wget</code> produces an <code>ERROR 403: Forbidden</code>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>kurt@kurt-ThinkPad:~$ wget http://www.apkmirror.com
  --2017-04-21 12:51:42--  http://www.apkmirror.com/
  Resolving www.apkmirror.com (www.apkmirror.com)... 104.19.135.58, 104.19.132.58, 104.19.133.58, ...
  Connecting to www.apkmirror.com (www.apkmirror.com)|104.19.135.58|:80... connected.
  HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 403 Forbidden
  2017-04-21 12:51:42 ERROR 403: Forbidden.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm trying to use a proxy from <a href="https://free-proxy-list.net/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://free-proxy-list.net/</a> to gain access. For example, following <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/html_node/Proxies.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/html_node/Proxies.html</a>, I've tried</p>
  
  <pre><code>kurt@kurt-ThinkPad:~$ wget http://www.apkmirror.com@70.32.89.160:3128
  --2017-04-21 12:57:56--  http://www.apkmirror.com@70.32.89.160:3128/
  Connecting to 70.32.89.160:3128... connected.
  HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 400 Bad Request
  2017-04-21 12:57:59 ERROR 400: Bad Request.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but I get an <code>ERROR 400: Bad Request</code>. Is there anything wrong with this (attempted) usage of <code>wget</code>?</p>