NAME
    lwp-download - fetch large files from the net

SYNOPSIS
 lwp-download [-a] <url> [<local file>]

DESCRIPTION
    The lwp-download program will down load the document specified by the
    URL given as the first command line argument to a local file. The
    local filename used to save the document is guessed from the URL unless
    specified as the second command line argument.

    The lwp-download program is implemented using the libwww-perl library.
    It is better suited to down load big files than the lwp-request program
    because it does not store the file in memory. Another benefit is that
    it will keep you updated about its progress and that you don't have
    much options to worry about.

    Use the "-a" option to save the file in text (ascii) mode. Might make
    a difference on dosish systems.

EXAMPLE
    Fetch the newest and greatest perl version:

 $ lwp-download http://www.perl.com/CPAN/src/latest.tar.gz
 Saving to 'latest.tar.gz'...
 1.47 MB received in 22 seconds (68.7 KB/sec)

AUTHOR
    Gisle Aas <gisle@aas.no>