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+# splitDL
+
+*Imagine you want install GNU/Linux but your bandwidth won’t let you...*
+
+splitDL is a tool to download huge files using slow and unstable internet 
+connections. It splits the source file into several parts, creates hashsums 
+from them. The client then can download the file list and the single parts, 
+check the files for consistency and then puts the content together again.
+
+Please read my [blog 
+post](https://blog.mehl.mx/2015/splitdl-downloading-huge-files-from-slow-and-unstable-internet-connections/) 
+about in which situations the script may save your butt and some more details.