axel

Download accelerator. Supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. More information: <https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/axel.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install axel
Ubuntu
apt-get install axel
Alpine
apk add axel
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S axel
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install axel
Fedora
dnf install axel
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install axel
OS X
brew install axel
Raspbian
apt-get install axel
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/axel axel powered by Commando

Download accelerator. Supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP. More information: <https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel>.

  • Download a URL to a file:
    axel url
  • Download and specify filename:
    axel url -o path/to/file
  • Download with multiple connections:
    axel -n connections_num url
  • Search for mirrors:
    axel -S mirrors_num url
  • Limit download speed (bytes per second):
    axel -s speed url

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