ipfs/ipget

Retrieve files over IPFS and save them locally.

Source code at GitHub https://github.com/ipfs/ipget

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ipget

wget for IPFS: retrieve files over IPFS and save them locally.

ipget is a standalone program analogous to GNU wget. Unlike wget though, ipget specializes in downloading files and directory structures from the IPFS network.

ipget includes its own IPFS node, so you don’t need IPFS installed on your system. This makes it ideal for users and projects that want a simple utility for whenever they want to retrieve files from IPFS.

Install

Download a binary for your platform from IPFS Distributions.

Install From Source

$ go install github.com/ipfs/ipget@latest

Example

Find a fun IPFS address and ipget away!

$ ipget QmQ2r6iMNpky5f1m4cnm3Yqw8VSvjuKpTcK1X7dBR1LkJF/cat.gif -o nyan.gif

or with an /ipfs prefix:

$ ipget -o nyan.gif /ipfs/QmQ2r6iMNpky5f1m4cnm3Yqw8VSvjuKpTcK1X7dBR1LkJF/cat.gif

or even IPNS addresses (note this is an IPNS address example and does not work):

$ ipget /ipns/QmQG1kwx91YQsGcsa9Z1p6BPJ3amdiSLLmsmAoEMwbX61b/files/cat.gif

Usage

NAME:
   ipget - Retrieve and save IPFS objects.

USAGE:
   ipget [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]

VERSION:
   see version.json

COMMANDS:
   help, h  Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --output value, -o value  specify output location
   --node value, -n value    specify ipfs node strategy ("local", "spawn", "temp" or "fallback") (default: "fallback")
   --peers value, -p value   specify a set of IPFS peers to connect to
   --progress                show a progress bar (default: false)
   --help, -h                show help (default: false)
   --version, -v             print the version (default: false)

Contribute

Feel free to join in. All welcome. Open an issue!

This repository falls under the IPFS Code of Conduct.

License

[MIT]!(LICENSE)