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aria2c: Download the URIs listed in a file with a specific number of parallel downloads.

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$ aria2c --input-file=${filename} --max-concurrent-downloads=${number_of_downloads}

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The command you provided is used to download multiple files concurrently using the aria2 download manager. Here is an explanation of the options and variables used:

aria2c is the command for executing the aria2 download manager.
--input-file=${filename} specifies the path to a file that contains a list of URLs (one URL per line) for the downloads. ${filename} is a variable that should be replaced with the actual file name or path.
--max-concurrent-downloads=${number_of_downloads} sets the maximum number of files to download simultaneously. ${number_of_downloads} is a variable that should be replaced with the desired number of concurrent downloads.

By using this command, aria2 will read the list of URLs from the input file and initiate downloads for these files. The number of concurrent downloads will be limited to the value provided.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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