A bash script that uses CURL to get a file in parts, ala axel. Usage: baxel numparts url eg ./baxel 3 http://www.google.com/robots.txt

baxel.sh

#!/bin/bash
#$1 numparts,  #$2 url

#Get length
TL=$(curl -sI $2 | grep Content-Length | awk '{printf "%d", $2}')
echo "$s is $TL Bytes Long”

#GetChunks
for i in `seq 0 $(( $1 - 1  ))`;
    do
        echo $(curl -r $(( i * (TL / $1) ))-$(( ( i + 1 ) * ( TL / $1 ) )) $2)
    done  
#if even get the last bit
    if [ $(( TL % 2 )) = 1 ]; 
        then echo $(curl -r -1 $2)
    fi