---
name: "slimrat"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "slimrat-nox"
version: "1.0-1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/slimrat"
---

# slimrat(8)

Command-line utility for downloading files

## NAME

slimrat - Command-line utility for downloading files

## VERSION

1\.0

## DESCRIPTION

```
  Command-line download manager, capable of downloading files from
  several free download providers.
```

## SYNOPSIS

```
  slimrat [OPTION...] [LINK]...
```

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  ```
    Prints a summary how to use the client.
  ```

- **--man**

  ```
    Prints a manual how to use the client.
  ```

- **--daemon**

  ```
    Makes slimrat work in the background, by properly forking and redirecting
    the output to a specified logfile. Only one file can be backgrounded at a
    time, to support multiple instances you'll need to specify differend
    state files to save the instances PID in.
  ```

- **--kill**

  ```
    Kills a single active client, by looking up the PID in a predefined state file.
  ```

- **--list**

  ```
    Uses the given file as a queue-file containing URLs.
  ```

- **--check**

  ```
    Do not download the loaded URLs, just check them.
  ```

- **--to**

  ```
    Specifies the target directory for the downloaded files.
  ```

- **--address**

  ```
    Makes the download client bind to a specific address.
  ```

- **--config**

  ```
    Load custom configuration file.
  ```

- **--debug**

  ```
    Enables maximal verbosity, which includes a lot of text on the screen and the generation
    of an additional dump archive.
    WARNING: do not use this option by default, as it keeps a whole lot of extra information
             in memory (including _all_ downloaded items).
  ```

- **--quiet**

  ```
    Makes slimrat less verbose, only displaying errors and warnings.
  ```

## EXAMPLES

```
  slimrat http://rapidshare.com/files/012345678/somefile.xxx
  slimrat -l urls.dat -d
```

## AUTHOR

PAaXemek Vyhnal \<premysl.vyhnal gmail com\> Tim Besard \<tim-dot-besard-at-gmail-dot-com\>