downloading large files

[Danilo Câmara]

I like to use:

wget --background --continue [URL]

so wget works in background and I can logout while the large file
downloads. It also resumes a possible partial download.


On Sat, 2005-07-09 at 00:07 -0500, Kenny Gow wrote:
> Bob Hartung wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >   I am trying to download a 2+ Gb file via ftp, but my client seems to 
> > corrupt the large download.  I cannot remember the program to use to get 
> > around this limitation.  Could someone please enlighten me?
> 
> I think wget from the command line ought to do it.
> 
> --Kenny

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Danilo Câmara <dfcamara at ic.unicamp.br>