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32 .Nd retrieve multiple files via pipelined HTTP
40 utility is a minimalist pipelined HTTP client,
41 which is used to retrieve multiple
45 and saves the downloaded files in the current working directory,
46 using the last portion of their download path as file names.
48 By making several "in flight" HTTP requests,
49 it can dramatically increase performance when a large number of
50 small files need to be downloaded.
58 to download binary patch files.
60 .Bl -tag -width HTTP_PROXY_AUTH
62 URL of the proxy to use for HTTP requests.
63 .It Ev HTTP_PROXY_AUTH
64 Authorization parameters for the HTTP proxy.
65 .It Ev HTTP_USER_AGENT
66 The User-Agent string to use for HTTP requests.
70 Timeout for HTTP request in seconds.
74 .Xr freebsd-update 8 ,
80 utility was written by
81 .An Colin Percival Aq Mt cperciva@FreeBSD.org
85 .Xr freebsd-update 8 .
86 This manual page was written by
87 .An Xin LI Aq Mt delphij@FreeBSD.org .