$axel --help
Usage: axel [options] url1 [url2] [url...]
--max-speed=x -s x Specify maximum speed (bytes per second)
--num-connections=x -n x Specify maximum number of connections
--output=f -o f Specify local output file
--search[=x] -S [x] Search for mirrors and download from x servers
--no-proxy -N Just don't use any proxy server
--quiet -q Leave stdout alone
--verbose -v More status information
--alternate -a Alternate progress indicator
--help -h This information
--version -V Version information
$axel -n 50 -o . http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.34.1.tar.bz2
Initializing download: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.34.1.tar.bz2
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Opening output file ./linux-2.6.34.1.tar.bz2
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Downloaded 64.5 megabytes in 5:33 seconds. (198.03 KB/s)