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aria2c

Fast download utility. Supports HTTP(S), FTP, SFTP, BitTorrent, and Metalink. More information: https://aria2.github.io.

• Download a URI to a file:

aria2c {{url}}

• Download the file pointed to by the specified URI with the specified output name:

aria2c --out={{filename}} {{url}}

• Download multiple files in parallel:

aria2c --force-sequential {{url_1}} {{url_2}}

• Download from multiple sources with each URI pointing to the same file:

aria2c {{url_1}} {{url_2}}

• Download the URIs listed in a file with limited parallel downloads:

aria2c --input-file={{filename}} --max-concurrent-downloads={{number_of_downloads}}

• Download with multiple connections:

aria2c --split={{number_of_connections}} {{url}}

• FTP download with username and password:

aria2c --ftp-user={{username}} --ftp-passwd={{password}} {{url}}

• Limit download speed in bytes/s:

aria2c --max-download-limit={{speed}} {{url}}