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Date:      Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:56:58 +0300
From:      Anatoly <anatoly@kazanfieldhockey.ru>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Downloading with lynx or w3m, how to download as is, without gratuitous gzip
Message-ID:  <20170424155658.5e5abbf4@asd2>
In-Reply-To: <32.A2.09002.B158DF85@dnvrco-omsmta01>
References:  <32.A2.09002.B158DF85@dnvrco-omsmta01>

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If you wish console browser, try links
if you wish http get tool, try curl

On Mon, 24 Apr 2017 04:54:27 +0000
"Thomas Mueller" <mueller6722@twc.com> wrote:

> > If you're just trying to grab a file, fetch(1) may prove adequate.
> > (It's in base.)  
>   
> > Peace,
> > david
> >-
> > David H. Wolfskill    
> 
> I tried fetch, but got something entirely different, the stuff on the
> web page, but not the desired file.
> 
> File compression, such as PKZIP, Infozip, gzip, bzip2, 7-zip, RAR, xz
> are useful in places but can be overbearing in other places.
> 
> Compressing man pages is more pain in the ass than benefit.
> 
> Tom
> 
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