lwp-download - fetch large files from the net
SYNOPSIS
lwp-download [-a] <url> [<local file>]
DESCRIPTION
The lwp-download program will down load the document spec
ified by the URL given as the first command line argument
to a local file. The local filename used to save the doc
ument is guessed from the URL unless specified as the sec
ond command line argument.
The lwp-download program is implemented using the libwww-
perl library. It is better suited to down load big files
than the lwp-request program because it does not store the
file in memory. Another benefit is that it will keep you
updated about its progress and that you don't have much
options to worry about.
Use the `-a' option to save the file in text (ascii) mode.
Might make a difference on dosish systems.
EXAMPLE
Fetch the newest and greatest perl version:
$ lwp-download http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/latest.tar.gz
Saving to 'latest.tar.gz'...
1.47 MB received in 22 seconds (68.7 KB/sec)
AUTHOR
Gisle Aas <gisle@aas.no>
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