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download file1 file2 file3 file4 .... file 100

Terminal - download file1 file2 file3 file4 .... file 100
for file in $(seq -f '%03.f' 1 $TOTAL ); do echo "($file/$TOTAL)"; curl -f -O http://domain.com/Name_$file.ext; done
2010-01-12 15:23:44
User: nordri
Functions: echo file seq
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With counter format [001, 002, ..., 999] , nice with pictures or wallpapers collections.

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wget http://domain.com/file{1..100}
2010-01-12 14:28:04
User: wincus
Functions: wget
Tags: bash bash tricks
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Comment by voyeg3r 178 weeks and 6 days ago

Interesting...the syntax shown by voyag3r is supported by curl itself, see for yourself in the manpage. If you use {1,2,3} in a URL then it is likely expanded by your shell first unless it is quoted. If curl didn't support leading zeros, you could use a comma delimiter with seq inside a subshell to generate the {001,002,...,$TOTAL} part:

curl -f -O http://domain.com/Name_{$(seq -f '%03.f' -s, 1 $TOTAL)}.ext

but since curl DOES support leading zeros (read the manpage!) you really only need

curl -f -O http://domain.com/Name_[001-$TOTAL].ext
Comment by bwoodacre 178 weeks and 6 days ago

Wow! Very good! Just say, my way have a progress line in $ echo "($file/$TOTAL)".

Comment by nordri 178 weeks and 5 days ago

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