aria2c

Multi-connection downloader

low risk

interactive breakdown — edit the command and press Explain
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⚠ Risks & cautions
What it does

Downloads via HTTP, FTP and BitTorrent with parallel segments.

Common flags
FlagMeaning
-xConnections per server
-sSplit segments
-dDownload directory
Examples
aria2c -x 8 https://example.com/big.isoDownload using 8 connections · explain & risk-check →
Related
wget curl
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Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man aria2c for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.