proSilla 1.2-1

ProSilla is a program which speeds up file transfers over ssh (scp-like) by opening multiple connections (just like typical download accelerators like prozilla). By default it uses a ncurses user interface, but WITH version 1.2 it also has a nice gtk+ GUI. The simplest way to use prosilla in text mode is: prosilla any.remote.host my/beloved/file In this case, proSilla will default to 4 simulatenous connections and ncurses user interface. Number of connections may be adjusted using -k. You may include your username in the first argument, like this: prosilla me@my.host my/beloved/file ProSilla can be killed at any time, and when invoked again, it will automagi-cally resume transfer using the data from .psinfo file. You can also resume a broken scp transfer: prosilla -c remote.host my/beloved/partially.downloaded.file Remember that -c is needed only if you didnt use proSilla on this file before. By default, proSilla uses /bin/dd to read files on remote server. Optionally it may use a program called proserv. The difference is that parts of file read with dd must begin and end on block (in our case - 1kb) boundary, so it sends some data multiple times, while reading with proserv can begin and end anywhere. Proserv is also a *little* bit more CPU friendly because it uses sendfile() (if supported) instead of read()/write(). Before the download is finished, the size of the file wont tell you much about the progress. To check transfer status you may use something like this: prosilla -i file.psinfo Other options are described in the usage text (just type ./prosilla to see it)..

Requirements:	No special requirements
Platforms:	Linux
Keyword:	File,  File Transfers,  Networking,  Program,  Prosilla,  Speeds,  Ssh,  System,  Transfers
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