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Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa 2009-04-01 13:02:37 +00:00
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This release adds the ability to specify the output filenames in This release adds the ability to specify the output filenames in
BitTorrent downloads and the option to limit overall download speed BitTorrent downloads and the option to limit overall download speed
and dry run mode which just checks the availability of the remove and dry run mode which just checks the availability of the remote
file. -i list option can now take more options: select-file and file. -i list option can now take new options: select-file and
index-out. The default behavior of sending HTTP Authorization header index-out. The default behavior of sending HTTP Authorization header
is reverted back to version 1.1.2 style. The bug in is reverted back to version 1.1.2 style. The bug in
AdaptiveURISelector was fixed. You can now seed read-only files in AdaptiveURISelector was fixed. You can now seed read-only files in
BitTorrent. BitTorrent. --file-allocation option can take new parameter
'falloc'. If it is given and you are using newer file systems such as
ext4, btrfs or xfs, large(few GiB) files are allocated almost
instantly. The performance optimization has been done and aria2 runs
more efficiently.
Indonesian, Russian, Italian, Ukrainian and Simplified Chinese Indonesian, Russian, Italian, Ukrainian and Simplified Chinese
translations were updated. translations were updated.
@ -19,6 +23,16 @@ translations were updated.
Changes Changes
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* Added 'falloc' parameter for --file-allocation option. 'falloc'
allocation mode uses posix_fallocate() system call to allocate file
on disk. If you are using newer file systems such as ext4 (with
extents support), btrfs or xfs, 'falloc' is your best choice. It
allocates large(few GiB) files almost instantly. Don't use 'falloc'
with legacy file systems such as ext3 because it takes almost same
time as 'prealloc' and it blocks aria2 entirely until allocation
finishes. 'falloc' may not be available if your system doesn't have
posix_fallocate() system call.
* Added --bt-tracker-interval option to specify the interval between * Added --bt-tracker-interval option to specify the interval between
tracker requests. If non-zero value is specified, aria2 uses it and tracker requests. If non-zero value is specified, aria2 uses it and
ignores the interval value in the response of tracker. If zero is ignores the interval value in the response of tracker. If zero is
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* Don't reset URI in retry to avoid additional round trips because * Don't reset URI in retry to avoid additional round trips because
of redirects. of redirects.
* Added --index-out option to specify each file path for torrent. * Added --index-out option to specify each file path for torrent. The
Here index shown in --show-files option is used to specify which index shown in --show-files option is used to specify which file
file path should be altered. For example, to change the file path path should be altered. For example, to change the file path with
with index=2, use --index-out=2=aria2.tar.bz2. You can use this index=2, use --index-out=2=aria2.tar.bz2. You can use this option
option multiple times: --index-out=1=aria2.tar.bz2 multiple times: --index-out=1=aria2.tar.bz2
--index-out=2=aria2-opt.tar.bz2. The short hand form -O is also --index-out=2=aria2-opt.tar.bz2. The short hand form -O is also
available. This option can be specified in -i list. available. This option can be specified in -i list.