fget is a software that enables downloading a single URL from an HTTP or FTP server. It can be accessed using the first argument on the command line.
I recently tested fget, a software program that offers support for downloading a single URL from an FTP or HTTP server. The first argument on the command line is a single URL, and fget supports both IPv4 and IPv6 transport. In fact, fget can handle the IPv6 URL format for IP numbers, which allows users to enjoy a seamless download experience.
One of the unique features of fget is that it allows users to set the INTERFACE environment variable to the name of the network interface like "eth0." This feature is handy for using IPv6 link-local addresses. The program is also capable of accessing URLs with usernames and passwords, which is a great plus.
Another valuable feature of fget is that files are always written to stdout, which makes it ideal for boot and rescue disks. One of the most important things that I found during the software review is that small size is a crucial aspect of this program. Therefore, it can be linked against diet libc, and users can disable the built-in DNS routines to make the binary even smaller.
On my x86-linux box, the diet libc statically linked fget binary without DNS weighs about 24k. However, there is a newer version of dietlibc 0.5 that reduces the size to 13k. Overall, the software program fget is quite impressive and offers great features and functionality for downloading a single URL.
One of the unique features of fget is that it allows users to set the INTERFACE environment variable to the name of the network interface like "eth0." This feature is handy for using IPv6 link-local addresses. The program is also capable of accessing URLs with usernames and passwords, which is a great plus.
Another valuable feature of fget is that files are always written to stdout, which makes it ideal for boot and rescue disks. One of the most important things that I found during the software review is that small size is a crucial aspect of this program. Therefore, it can be linked against diet libc, and users can disable the built-in DNS routines to make the binary even smaller.
On my x86-linux box, the diet libc statically linked fget binary without DNS weighs about 24k. However, there is a newer version of dietlibc 0.5 that reduces the size to 13k. Overall, the software program fget is quite impressive and offers great features and functionality for downloading a single URL.
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