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MSDL(1)                          User Commands                         MSDL(1)


NAME

       msdl - Media Stream DownLoader


SYNOPSIS

       msdl [options] targets


DESCRIPTION

       msdl (media stream downloader) is a multi-protocol downloader for
       various streaming protocols, such as mms, mmsh, real-rtsp, wms-rtsp,
       ftp, and http.


OPTIONS

       -o, --output <localfile>
              specify output file name. do '-o -' if you want the file content
              to be written to stdout.

       -l, --logfile <logfile>
              print log to logfile instead of console.

       -v, --verbose
              show verbose messages.

       -V, --version
              show version information.

       -q, --quiet
              do quietly. no output.

       -c, --continue <url to continue>
              continue downloading url. if file cannot be found in local
              directory, start downloading from beginning.

       -a, --auto-retry <num>
              auto-retry aborted download, <num> times.  if num = 0, retry
              will be 10 times. '-a inf' for infinite.

       -b, --bandwidth <bandwidth>
              set bandwidth.

       -s, --speed <speed>
              set streaming speed. default is "1.000".
              * this option may be ignored by a server.

       -r, --range <range>
              set range (for RTSP). default is "0.000-".
              range : [time]"-"[time]
              time  : 123.45, 1:2:3.45, 1h23m45s.67, etc
              * this option may be ignored by a server.

       -m, --metafile <url>
              treat url as metafile.

       -n, --no-metafile <url>
              DO NOT treat url as metafile.

       -h, --help
              display help message.

       -p, --protocol <protocol>
              specify download protocol.

       --byterange <url>
              specify byterange to get. [xxx]-[xxx] range specifier must be
              digit.

       --username <username>
              user name for http and ftp.

       --password <password>
              password for http and ftp.

       --no-proxy
              DO NOT use proxy, even if HTTP_PROXY set.

       --no-passive-ftp
              DO NOT use passive mode in FTP.

       --stream-timeout <time>
              Quit streaming after specified time (second).
              * If you want 30 minutes streaming, do --stream-timeout 30m.

       --debug
              show debug message (super verbose).
              use this option to see protocol transactions.

       * supported protocols:
           mmst      : mms://  mmst://
           mmsh      : mmsh:// http://
           real-rtsp : rtsp://
           wms-rtsp  : mms://  rtsp://
           http      : http://
           ftp       : ftp://
       * to use proxy for mms, mmsh, and http, set HTTP_PROXY variable.
       * "-s" and "-r" are for *-rtsp, and these options may be ignored.
       * basic authentication is supported in HTTP.
       * if no username and password specified in ftp, anonymous will be used.


EXAMPLES

       $ msdl -s 5.000 -r 15m00s-1:2:3.45 http://www.foo.com/bar.asx
       $ msdl --username fuga --password fugafuga ftp://ftp.foo.com/bar.avi
       $ msdl -p rtsp -s 12 rtsp://real.server.com/foobar.rm
       $ msdl -m http://www.foo.com:12345/fuga/playlist.txt
       $ msdl --byterange 3000-6000 http://www.foooooobar.com/foooooooooo.html
       $ msdl -c http://www.fuga.com/fuga.wmv
       $ msdl --stream-timeout 30m http://www.foo.com/bar.asx


AUTHOR

       metro <me_t_ro@yahoo.com>


REPORTING BUGS

       please report bugs or comments to <me_t_ro@yahoo.com>


COPYRIGHT

       please see COPYING file in msdl package.

msdl 1.2.7                         Feb 2010                            MSDL(1)

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