Downloading large files with cURL
man curl
Source: Download with cURL in a Loop Until Completed
# broken downloads will be resumed automatically cd ~/Desktop; while ! curl -C - -O 'http://download.parallels.com/GA/Parallels%20Desktop%203186%20Mac%20en.dmg'; do sleep 10; done # requires FTP to be enabled in your firewall configuration cd ~/Desktop; while ! curl -L -C - -O 'http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/mac/mactex/MacTeX.dmg'; do sleep 10; done
Source: Download with cURL in a Loop Until Completed