aria2c is a versatile command line utility that allows the user to download efficiently files using multiple protocols (HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/BitTorrent/MetaLink).
Recently, we wanted to modify the squid configuration file, which is really really big! wc -l /etc/squid/squid.conf 7898 /etc/squid/squid.conf We wanted to find all active rules that are enabled to modify our proxy server. Out of those ~8K lines less than 20 are actually active configuration, the rest is documentation.…
Recently we had to download GNU patch from version 2.7.1 to any version less than version 2.7 series. We used patch version 2.6.1 which is the latest in the version 2.6 series. We were trying to compile Linux Kernel 3.0.35 source code with some custom patches. While applying the patches…
In the realm of command-line utilities, wget stands out as a versatile tool for downloading files and websites from the internet. Whether you're a developer, a researcher, or just someone looking to have offline access to web resources, understanding how to use effectively wget can greatly enhance your workflow. Today,…
