diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Useful cross-platform PowerShell scripts, to be used on the command-line (CLI) o
 
 PowerShell Scripts Included
 ---------------------------
+* [download.ps1](Scripts/download.ps1) - downloads the file/directory from the given URL
 * [exe_info.ps1](Scripts/exe_info.ps1) - prints basic information of the given executable file
 * [lscmdlets.ps1](Scripts/lscmdlets.ps1) - lists all PowerShell cmdlets
 * [lsmods.ps1](Scripts/lsmods.ps1) - lists all PowerShell modules
diff --git a/Scripts/download.ps1 b/Scripts/download.ps1
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..46038ca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Scripts/download.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/snap/bin/powershell
+#
+# Syntax:       ./download.ps1 <URL>
+# Description:	downloads the file/directory from the given URL
+# Author:	Markus Fleschutz
+# Source:	github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
+# License:	CC0
+
+param([string]$URL)
+wget --mirror --convert-links --adjust-extension --page-requisites --no-parent $URL --directory-prefix . --no-verbose
+exit 0
diff --git a/Scripts/download_homepage.ps1 b/Scripts/download_homepage.ps1
deleted file mode 100755
index 6f08cec5..00000000
--- a/Scripts/download_homepage.ps1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#!/snap/bin/powershell
-#
-# Syntax:       ./download_homepage.ps1 
-# Description:	downloads from the given URL
-# Author:	Markus Fleschutz
-# Source:	github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
-# License:	CC0
-
-backup()
-{
-	URL=$1
-	wget --mirror --convert-links --adjust-extension --page-requisites --no-parent $URL --directory-prefix . --no-verbose
-}
-
-backup $1
-exit 0