Download a file and uncompress it while it downloads

wget http://URL/FILE.tar.gz -O - | tar xfz -
This will uncompress the file while it's being downloaded which makes it much faster

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By: theturingmachine
2011-01-18 12:17:16
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This version uses Pipes, but is easier for the common user to grasp... instead of using sed or some other more complicated method, it uses the tr command Show Sample Output
nicolasconner · 234 weeks and 1 day ago

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