pkgsrc/net/aria2/DESCR
bjs 0ca60cabd3 Import aria2 0.11.3 (patched to stable-0.11 branch).
aria2 is a download utility with resuming and segmented downloading.
	Supported protocols are HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/BitTorrent; it also supports
	MetaLink 3.0.

	Some of its features:

	* Command-line interface
	* Download files through HTTP/HTTPS/FTP/BitTorrent
	* HTTP Proxy support
	* FTP through HTTP Proxy
	* HTTP BASIC authentication support
	* HTTP Proxy authentication support
	* Segmented downloading
	* Download speed throttling
	* Upload speed throttling in BitTorrent
	* Cookie support
	* Load Cookies from file whose format is one used by Netscape and
	  Mozilla.
	* Run as a daemon process.
	* Selective download in multi-file torrent/metalink
	* BitTorrent Fast extension support
	* Multi-tracker support
	* Metalink version 3.0 support(HTTP/FTP/BitTorrent)
	* Chunk checksum validation in Metalink
	* Can disable segmented downloading in Metalink
	* netrc support
	* Configuration file support
	* Download URIs found in a text file or stdin
	* Parameterized URI support
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aria2 is a utility for downloading files. It has completely new design
concept from its predecessor, Aria, and is written from scratch. aria2
has a segmented downloading engine in its core. It can download one
file from multiple URLs or multiple connections from one URL. This
results in very high speed downloading, much faster than ordinary
browsers. This engine in was implemented in a single-thread model. The
architecture is clean and easy to extend. aria2 currently supports
HTTP, FTP, and BitTorrent. It also supports Metalink version 3.0.
Please visit the project web site at http://aria2.sourceforge.net