Download using axel by reading links from a file

faxel.sh

#!/bin/bash

if ! command -v axel &> /dev/null; then
    echo "axel is not installed. Please install it before running this script."
    exit 1
fi

if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <input_file>"
    exit 1
fi

input_file="$1"
if [ ! -f "$input_file" ]; then
    echo "Input file '$input_file' not found."
    exit 1
fi

while IFS= read -r link; do
    filename=$(basename "$link")
    axel -n 16 -o "$filename" "$link"
done < "$input_file"

echo "Downloads completed."