-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 163609048 maxim wexler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi group, > > I tried wget'ing this on dialup: > ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo/releases/x86/2006.0/livecd/livecd-i686-installer-2006.0.iso > > Then, because I needed to use the phone, after > downloading 150Megs or so, I ctrl-C'd outta there > thinking I could pick up where I left off. Wrong! > > wget wants to start from the beginning. I gave it the > -nc option and it reports 'already there, not > retrieving'. > > What did I do wrong? I've done this before with other > files and this never happened. Maybe I used a > different tool, can't remember. > > -Maxim
Use wget -c. Example, you start to download http://www.microsoft.com/linux-kernel.iso and your connection dies. To continue you would use: wget -c http://www.microsoft.com/linux-kernel.iso Jim -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEFbJ4eqJ5Vbm4CxYRAlT7AJ9O1C9ozY+YnPwQ4Z83jRAe1H2BbQCeJ0om uzQ/XGZfHEV0WCSu11eD19E= =NRPy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
