lwp-download - fetch large files from the net

SYNOPSIS

        lwp-download [-a] <url> [<local file>]

DESCRIPTION

       The lwp-download 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 lwp-download program is implemented using the libwww-
       perl library.  It is better suited to down load big files
       than the lwp-request program because it does not store the
       file in memory.  Another benefit is that it will keep you
       updated about it's progress and that you don't have any
       options to worry about.

       Use the -a option to save the file in text (ascii) mode.

EXAMPLE

       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)

AUTHOR

       Gisle Aas <gisle@aas.no>