uget – stupid get-file-over-HTTP program/function
uget is a minimal program for retrieving files over HTTP, primarily intended for small or experimental use cases. It offers basic command-line options for HTTP requests but is explicitly not recommended for production use. The author suggests using more robust tools like wget or curl for everyday file retrieval tasks.
- ▪uget is a simple program for downloading files over HTTP with limited functionality.
- ▪The tool is not intended for production use and is described as 'stupid' and 'almost useless' by its author.
- ▪Users are advised to use wget or curl instead for reliable and feature-rich file downloading.
- ▪uget shares code with the ssdp-scan tool in the ssdp-responder project.
- ▪The program is licensed under a permissive open-source license but comes with no guarantees.
- ▪It includes options for setting timeouts, disabling certificate validation, and output redirection.
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Almost Useless get-file-over-http Program Usage: uget [-hInsvV] [-c CACERT] [-o FILE] [-t SEC.MSEC] [URL] Options: -c CACERT Override built-in path to CA certificate to use to verify peer -h This help text -I Ask server for HEAD of location instead of GET whole content -n Disable TCP_NODELAY socket option -o FILE Write output to FILE rather than stdout -s Disable strict certificate validation -t SEC.MSEC Set socket send/recv timeout -v Verbose mode, use twice to enable debug messages -V Show program name and version Copyright (c) 2019-2022 Joachim Wiberg <[email protected]> Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
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