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A lightning-fast, multi-threaded downloader CLI tool built with Node.js
NexiDyn is a powerful CLI downloader that uses Node.js to provide blazing-fast speeds through multi-threading and intelligent chunk management. Perfect for large files and unstable connections, it offers a robust set of features for efficient and reliable downloads.
Installation • Usage • Features • Examples • Advanced Usage • Contributing • License
Install NexiDyn globally using npm:
npm install -g nexidyn
Basic usage:
nexidyn <URL>
With options:
nexidyn <URL> [options]
Option | Description | Default |
---|---|---|
-o <filename> | Specify output filename | Detected from URL |
-t <number> | Number of download threads | 4 |
-r <number> | Number of retries for failed chunks | 3 |
-c <number> | Number of simultaneous connections | 2 |
--debug , -d | Enable debug mode (optional: true/false) | false |
--version , -v | Show version number | - |
--help , -h | Show help message | - |
--update , -u | Update nexidyn to latest version | - |
nexidyn https://example.com/largefile.zip
nexidyn https://example.com/largefile.zip -t 8 -c 4
nexidyn https://example.com/video.mp4 -o myvideo.mp4 --debug
nexidyn https://example.com/largefile.zip -o myfile.zip -t 6 -c 6 -r 5 -d true
nexidyn --update
You can also use NexiDyn programmatically in your Node.js projects:
const Downloader = require('nexidyn');
const downloader = new Downloader();
downloader.setDebug(true);
downloader.downloadFile(
'https://example.com/largefile.zip',
'output.zip',
8, // threads
3, // retries
4 // connections
)
.then(() => console.log('Download complete!'))
.catch(err => console.error('Download failed:', err));
Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to check issues page.
git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature
)git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature'
)git push origin feature/AmazingFeature
)Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE
for more information.
FAQs
A lightning-fast, multi-threaded downloader CLI tool built with Node.js
We found that nexidyn demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 0 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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