LWP-DOWNLOAD(1)User Contributed Perl DocumentationLWP-DOWNLOAD(1) NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE lwp-download - fetch large files from the net SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS lwp-download [-a] [] DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN The _l_w_p_-_d_o_w_n_l_o_a_d program will down load the document specified by the URL given as the first command line argument to a local file. The local filename used to save the document is guessed from the URL unless specified as the second command line argument. The _l_w_p_-_d_o_w_n_l_o_a_d program is implemented using the _l_i_b_w_w_w_- _p_e_r_l library. It is better suited to down load big files than the _l_w_p_-_r_e_q_u_e_s_t 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. EEEEXXXXAAAAMMMMPPPPLLLLEEEE 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) AAAAUUUUTTTTHHHHOOOORRRR Gisle Aas 5/Aug/1999 libwww-perl-5.44 1