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Christoph: Axel (command) moved to Axel

2007-04-26T01:54:15Z

Axel (command) moved to Axel

Christoph at 01:54, 26 April 2007

2007-04-26T01:54:04Z

Christoph at 01:04, 5 September 2006

2006-09-05T01:04:54Z

Christoph at 00:48, 5 September 2006

2006-09-05T00:48:45Z

Christoph at 00:46, 5 September 2006

2006-09-05T00:46:08Z

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{{lowercase|title=axel}}
'''axel''' is a [[:Category:Linux Command Line Tools|command line tool]] similar to [[Wget (command)|wget]]. The difference is that it is both an accelerator and it splits the file into multiple pieces.

Axel accomplishes its speed performance by opening more than one connection at a time, effectively multiplying allowable bandwidth. (''note: some FTP operators are not very happy with this practice.'')

== Usage ==
=== Simple ===
% axel <nowiki>http://www.example.com/file.tar.gz</nowiki>

=== Limit speed ===
You can also specify a speed (bytes/s) for axel so that it will not eat up all your bandwidth. For example following will try to keep the average speed around 5242880 (5120 kbyte/s):
% axel -s 5242880 <nowiki>http://www.example.com/file.tar.gz</nowiki>

=== Limit the number of connections ===
You can also specify the number of connections you wish to open. For example, the following will open 3 connections for downloading:
% axel -n 3 -s 5242880 <nowiki>http://www.example.com/file.tar.gz</nowiki>

== External links ==
* [http://wilmer.gaast.net/main.php/axel.html Official website]

[[Category:Linux Command Line Tools]]

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-{{lowercase|title=axel}}
+'''axel''' is a [[:Category:Linux Command Line Tools|command line tool]] similar to [[wget]]. The difference is that it is both an accelerator and it splits the file into multiple pieces.
-'''axel''' is a [[:Category:Linux Command Line Tools|command line tool]] similar to [[Wget (command)|wget]]. The difference is that it is both an accelerator and it splits the file into multiple pieces.
 Axel accomplishes its speed performance by opening more than one connection at a time, effectively multiplying allowable bandwidth. (''note: some FTP operators are not very happy with this practice.'')
-== Usage ==
+==Usage==
   Usage: axel [options] url1 [url2] [url...]
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   --version               -V      Version information
-=== Simple ===
+===Simple===
   % axel <nowiki>http://www.example.com/file.tar.gz</nowiki>
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   % axel -n 3 -s 5242880 <nowiki>http://www.example.com/file.tar.gz</nowiki>
-== See also ==
+==See also==
-* [[Wget (command)|wget]]
+*[[wget]]
-* [http://prozilla.genesys.ro/ prozilla]
+*[http://prozilla.genesys.ro/ prozilla]
-== External links ==
+==External links==
-* [http://wilmer.gaast.net/main.php/axel.html Official website]
+*[http://wilmer.gaast.net/main.php/axel.html Official website]
 [[Category:Linux Command Line Tools]]

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