---
name: "jigdo-lite"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "jigdo-file"
version: "0.8.2-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/jigdo-lite"
---

# jigdo-lite(1)

Download jigdo files using wget

## NAME

jigdo-lite - Download jigdo files using wget

## SYNOPSIS

**jigdo-lite** \[ **URL** \]

## DESCRIPTION

See [**jigdo-file**(1)](/jigdo-file/1.md) for an introduction to Jigsaw Download.

Given the URL of a \`*.jigdo*' file, **jigdo-lite** downloads the large file (e.g. a CD image) that has been made available through that URL. [**wget**(1)](/wget/1.md) is used to download the necessary pieces of administrative data (contained in the \`*.jigdo*' file and a corresponding \`*.template*' file) as well as the many pieces that the large file is made from. The [**jigdo-file**(1)](/jigdo-file/1.md) utility is used to reconstruct the large file from the pieces.

\`*.jigdo*' files that contain references to Debian mirrors are treated specially: When such a file is recognized, you are asked to select one mirror out of a list of all Debian mirrors.

If **URL** is not given on the command line, the script prompts for a location to download the \`*.jigdo*' file from. The following command line options are recognized:

- **-h --help**

  Output short summary of command syntax.

- **-v --version**

  Output version number.

- **--scan** *FILES*

  Do not ask for "Files to scan", use this path.

- **--noask**

  Do not ask any questions, instead behave as if the user had pressed Return at all prompts. This can be useful when running **jigdo-lite** from cron jobs or in other non-interactive environments.

## SEE ALSO

[**jigdo-file**(1)](/jigdo-file/1.md), [**jigdo-mirror**(1)](/jigdo-mirror/1.md), [**wget**(1)](/wget/1.md) (or \`**info wget**')

CD images for Debian Linux can be downloaded with jigdo \<URL:http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/\>.

## AUTHOR

Jigsaw Download \<URL:http://atterer.org/jigdo/\> was written by Richard Atterer \<jigdo atterer.org\>, to make downloading of CD ROM images for the Debian Linux distribution more convenient.