JIGDO-LITE

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 28 June 2002
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NAME

jigdo-lite - Download jigdo files using wget

SYNOPSIS

jigdo-lite [ URL ]

DESCRIPTION

See jigdo-file(1) for an introduction to Jigsaw Download.

Given the URL of a `.jigdo' file, jigdo-lite downloads the large file (e.g. a CD image) that has been made available through that URL. wget(1) is used to download the necessary pieces of administrative data (contained in the `.jigdo' file and a corresponding `.template' file) as well as the many pieces that the large file is made from. The jigdo-file(1) utility is used to reconstruct the large file from the pieces.

`.jigdo' files that contain references to Debian mirrors are treated specially: When such a file is recognized, you are asked to select one mirror out of a list of all Debian mirrors.

If URL is not given on the command line, the script prompts for a location to download the `.jigdo' file from.

AUTHOR

Jigsaw Download <URL:http://atterer.net/jigdo/> was written by Richard Atterer <jigdo@atterer.net>, to make downloading of CD ROM images for the Debian Linux distribution more convenient.