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author | ijliao <ijliao@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-09-19 20:17:59 +0000 |
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committer | ijliao <ijliao@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-09-19 20:17:59 +0000 |
commit | 4b69464837bfa2e3ca8430bd262467795b8e7623 (patch) | |
tree | 15e5baef5ce1dc5c2d7a7a92a4db1eddaa729582 /net-p2p/jigdo/pkg-descr | |
parent | d4e9e2091e51c67f2335c618e0ebd1575073bc76 (diff) | |
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add jigdo 0.6.8
An utility used to retrieve very large files over the Internet
PR: 40954
Submitted by: Attila Nagy <bra@fsn.hu>
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diff --git a/net-p2p/jigdo/pkg-descr b/net-p2p/jigdo/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7cf9c48 --- /dev/null +++ b/net-p2p/jigdo/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +This is a port of Jigsaw Download (AKA jigdo) which is a tool designed to +ease the distribution of very large files over the Internet, for example +CD or DVD images. + +Main features: + - The large images does not need to be stored on the server, instead only + the small files contained in the images (works with CD, DVD images, + uncompressed zip files, tar archives...) + - In spite of the above, jigdo creates a bit-exact copy of the image on the + user's machine (to achieve this, the directory data, boot block, etc. of + the image is stored in a special .template file which is distributes + alongside the .jigdo file) + - There is full control over where jigdo-lite will download the individual + parts. It is possible to define mirrors, so users can choose the nearest + one. + - jigdo relies on standard HTTP/FTP, no special protocols needed. + - jigdo-lite supports resuming aborted downloads, or continuing the + download with another mirror if the current one is slow. + - It is possible to "upgrade" the CD image, only the changed data will be + downloaded. + +WWW: http://www.atterer.net/jigdo/ + +Attila Nagy <bra@fsn.hu> |