Route wget traffic through Tor using torsocks

torwget.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Route wget traffic through Tor using torsocks
# Usage: ./torwget.sh [wget-options] URL

if [ $# -ge 1 ]; then
    >&2 echo "Usage: $0 [wget-options] URL"
    exit 1
fi

if ! command -v torsocks &> /dev/null; then
    >&2 echo "torsocks is not installed. Please install it first."
    exit 1
fi

# Unset http(s) proxy envvars to avoid leaks
unset http_proxy HTTP_PROXY https_proxy HTTPS_PROXY

exec torsocks /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp "$@"