Axel is a command line download manager which can see over 80% improvement when used instead of WGET.
Installing Axel
On Debian or Ubuntu, Axel can be installed by typing:
sudo apt-get install axel
For installing Axel on CentOS 7 or Fedora, add Epel repository:
yum install epel-release
yum install axel
Alternatively, install it by RPM package:
rpm -ivh ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/dag/redhat/el6/en/x86_64/dag/RPMS/axel-2.4-1.el6.rf.x86_64.rpm
Using Axel
To know more about Axel futures type:
axel --help
Usage: axel [options] url1 [url2] [url...]
--max-speed=x -s x Specify maximum speed (bytes per second)
--num-connections=x -n x Specify maximum number of connections
--output=f -o f Specify local output file
--search[=x] -S [x] Search for mirrors and download from x servers
--header=x -H x Add header string
--user-agent=x -U x Set user agent
--no-proxy -N Just don't use any proxy server
--quiet -q Leave stdout alone
--verbose -v More status information
--alternate -a Alternate progress indicator
--help -h This information
--version -V Version information
Adding Alias to replace Wget (Optional)
Open .bashrc file with text editor:
nano .bashrc
Add the following command at the end of the file:
alias wget='axel'
Save and exit using Ctrl+O & Ctrl+X
Apply .bashrc:
source ~./bashrc
Now Wget command can be used to download with Axel.
Installing Axel
On Debian or Ubuntu, Axel can be installed by typing:
sudo apt-get install axel
For installing Axel on CentOS 7 or Fedora, add Epel repository:
yum install epel-release
yum install axel
Alternatively, install it by RPM package:
rpm -ivh ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/dag/redhat/el6/en/x86_64/dag/RPMS/axel-2.4-1.el6.rf.x86_64.rpm
Using Axel
To know more about Axel futures type:
axel --help
Usage: axel [options] url1 [url2] [url...]
--max-speed=x -s x Specify maximum speed (bytes per second)
--num-connections=x -n x Specify maximum number of connections
--output=f -o f Specify local output file
--search[=x] -S [x] Search for mirrors and download from x servers
--header=x -H x Add header string
--user-agent=x -U x Set user agent
--no-proxy -N Just don't use any proxy server
--quiet -q Leave stdout alone
--verbose -v More status information
--alternate -a Alternate progress indicator
--help -h This information
--version -V Version information
Adding Alias to replace Wget (Optional)
Open .bashrc file with text editor:
nano .bashrc
Add the following command at the end of the file:
alias wget='axel'
Save and exit using Ctrl+O & Ctrl+X
Apply .bashrc:
source ~./bashrc
Now Wget command can be used to download with Axel.
