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axel: Download with multiple connections.
$ axel -n ${connections_num} ${url}
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The command "axel -n ${connections_num} ${url}" is used to initiate a parallel download using the program "axel". Here is a breakdown of the different components:

  • "axel" is a command-line download accelerator that allows multiple connections to a server to speed up the download process.
  • "-n" is an option followed by ${connections_num}, which represents the number of connections (parallel threads) the download will use. ${connections_num} is a placeholder that should be replaced with an actual numeric value.
  • ${url} represents the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) or web address of the file that you want to download. ${url} is also a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual URL of the file.

Overall, the command is telling "axel" to download a file from the specified URL, using a certain number of parallel connections to speed up the process.

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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