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  <refentryinfo>
    <address>richard@atterer.net</address>
    <author>
      <firstname>Richard</firstname><surname>Atterer</surname>
    </author>
    <copyright>
      <year>2001-2002</year><holder>Richard Atterer</holder>
    </copyright>
    <date>Feb 04, 2002</date>
  </refentryinfo>
  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>jigdo-lite</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>
  <refnamediv>
    <refname>jigdo-lite</refname>
    <refpurpose>Download jigdo files using wget</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>jigdo-lite</command>
      <arg>URL</arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>
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    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>

    <para>Given the URL of a `<filename>.jigdo</filename>' file,
    <command>jigdo-lite</command> downloads the large file (e.g. a CD
    image) that has been made available through that URL.
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>wget</refentrytitle><manvolnum
    >1</manvolnum></citerefentry> is used to download the necessary
    pieces of administrative data (contained in the
    `<filename>.jigdo</filename>' file and a corresponding
    `<filename>.template</filename>' file) as well as the many pieces
    that the large file is made from. The
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>jigdo-file</refentrytitle><manvolnum
    >1</manvolnum></citerefentry> utility is used to reconstruct the
    large file from the pieces.</para>

    <para>`<filename>.jigdo</filename>' files that contain references
    to Debian mirrors are treated specially: When such a file is
    recognized, you are asked to select one mirror out of a list of
    all Debian mirrors.</para>

    <para>If <option>URL</option> is not given on the command line,
    the script prompts for a location to download the
    `<filename>.jigdo</filename>' file from.</para>

  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>

    <para>
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>jigdo-file</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>wget</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry> (or `<command>info wget</command>')
    </para>

    <para>CD images for Debian GNU/Linux can be <ulink
    url="http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/">downloaded with
    jigdo</ulink>.</para>

  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1>
    <title>AUTHOR</title>

    <para><ulink url="http://atterer.net/jigdo/">Jigsaw
    Download</ulink> was written by Richard Atterer
    <email>jigdo@atterer.net</email>, to make downloading of CD ROM
    images for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution more
    convenient.</para>

  </refsect1>
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