Hi Kenneth, On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 7:29 PM, Nellis, Kenneth wrote: ... > > Here, I show the commands and output that corroborate my assertions: > 1. reproduce original results > 2. reproduce others' results > 3. show others' results influences my results > 4. remove hidden file to restore my original results > > $ time wget -O setup-x86_64.exe http://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe > --2017-06-19 13:04:16-- http://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe > Resolving cygwin.com... 209.132.180.131 > Connecting to cygwin.com|209.132.180.131|:80... connected. > HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK > Length: 877562 (857K) [application/octet-stream] > Saving to: ‘setup-x86_64.exe’ > > setup-x86_64.exe 100%[===================>] 856.99K --.-KB/s in 0.01s > > 2017-06-19 13:04:17 (78.5 MB/s) - ‘setup-x86_64.exe’ saved [877562/877562] > > > real 0m0.306s > user 0m0.000s > sys 0m0.046s > $ ls -l > total 860 > -rw-r----- 1 knellis Domain Users 877562 Jun 7 12:58 setup-x86_64.exe > $ file setup-x86_64.exe > setup-x86_64.exe: gzip compressed data, from Unix ...
I also couldn't reproduce your scenario. $ time wget -O setup-x86_64.exe http://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe --2017-06-24 10:34:02-- http://cygwin.com/setup-x86_64.exe Resolving cygwin.com... 209.132.180.131 Connecting to cygwin.com|209.132.180.131|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 906771 (886K) [application/octet-stream] Saving to: ‘setup-x86_64.exe’ setup-x86_64.exe 100%[==============================================================================================>] 885.52K 51.1KB/s in 14s 2017-06-24 10:34:16 (62.8 KB/s) - ‘setup-x86_64.exe’ saved [906771/906771] real 0m14.975s user 0m0.046s sys 0m0.031s Csaba@assos ~ $ file setup-x86_64.exe setup-x86_64.exe: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows Since it's reproducible for you, you could (if you're curious) run wget with the -d (--debug) switch or break out the heavy artillery: install Wireshark and look at the HTTP headers sent and received by wget. Csaba -- GCS a+ e++ d- C++ ULS$ L+$ !E- W++ P+++$ w++$ tv+ b++ DI D++ 5++ The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers. Life is complex, with real and imaginary parts. "Ok, it boots. Which means it must be bug-free and perfect. " -- Linus Torvalds "People disagree with me. I just ignore them." -- Linus Torvalds -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
