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Command Supported Download Manager


HoppaLong

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To use a very old expression, I just put the cart before the horse. Not a good idea.

I created a script that runs fine. I've got FlashGet installed with 98SE, so I used
FlashGet just to test the script. However, my script is useless unless I can find
a manager that supports START, PAUSE, and RESUME commands. The manager
must accept commands when the monitor is powered down.

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wget is what I use all the time on Linux, and is also available for Windows. The -c flag, which resumes a partially downloaded file, is especially useful. If you tried to download something with 'wget http://foo.bar/baz'and it failed, or you killed the process, you can simply resume the download with 'wget -c http://foo.bar/baz'.

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Curl and rtmpdump (for media streams) also support resuming partial downloads so all three are suitable candidates I guess. You'd need too kill them with your script as a substitute to pause however.

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When I googled "command supported" or "command line" download manager why didn't
Wget appear at the top of the list? It should have.

Is Wget 100% command oriented, or does it have a graphical interface? If you walk
away and the monitor powers down, you need to see something on the screen when
the monitor powers up again. It doesn't have to be fancy, just a simple DOS or text
style window showing the download status. A foolish question perhaps, but I'd like
to know before I download this app.

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When I googled "command supported" or "command line" download manager why didn't

Wget appear at the top of the list? It should have.

You have grounds to sue Google for that. :yes:

 

Is Wget 100% command oriented, or does it have a graphical interface?

100% command line.

If you walkaway and the monitor powers down, you need to see something on the screen when

the monitor powers up again. It doesn't have to be fancy, just a simple DOS or text

style window showing the download status. A foolish question perhaps, but I'd like

to know before I download this app.

And the question is? :unsure:

Wget is not the only command line download manager and there are also GUI download managers that accept command line input, a list of similar or related files is here:

http://alternativeto.net/software/wget/

jaclaz

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