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+Axel - Axel Download Accelerator
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+Axel tries to accelerate HTTP/FTP downloading process by using multiple
+connections for one file. It can use multiple mirrors for a download. Axel
+has no dependencies and is lightweight, so it might be useful as a wget
+clone on byte-critical systems.