How do I resume a partially downloaded file using a Linux commandline tool?
I downloaded a large file partially, i.e. 400 MB out of 900 MB due to power interruption, but when I start downloading again it resumes from scratch.
How do I start from 400 MB itself?
Best Answer
Since you didn't specify, I'm assuming you are using
wgetto download the file. If this is the case, try using it with the-coption (e.g.wget -c <URL>).Please notice that in case the protocol used is ftp (the URL looks like
ftp://...) there is a chance the remote server uses an old/ancient ftp daemon which doesn't support resuming downloads (newer ftp daemons do support it for more than a decade anyway, so this is just a small chance). If this is the case, though, you may be out of luck. In the other hand you should have no issues if the protocol used is http. (UPDATE: According to other experts (including Gilles in the comments below), resuming while using http is also subject to the server support, so this apply to both ftp and http).Good luck.