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Re: How do I limit how many bytes I read with wget/curl?
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Vladimir Mosgalin <[log in to unmask]>
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Vladimir Mosgalin <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 20 May 2015 15:00:28 +0300
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Hi ToddAndMargo!

 On 2015.05.19 at 21:04:10 -0700, ToddAndMargo wrote next:

> I am trying to do this with wget:
> 
> wget --connect-timeout=20 --read-timeout=1  --quiet  \
> http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/utility/ -O -
> 
> Problem: the site takes FOREVER to complete its download.  Dribble,
> dribble, dribble.  Occasionally is just stops.  And wget hangs.
> 
> I fired this web page up in Firefox ten minutes ago and it is still
> loading!
> 
> Is there a way to get wget to just time out after a while?
> 

curl has -m option for that

-- 

Vladimir

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