: It uses sed or awk to resolve relative paths into absolute URLs.
| Feature | ffmpeg | aria2c | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | ❌ Single-threaded | ✅ 16+ simultaneous connections | | Speed | Slow (one chunk at a time) | Very fast (parallel chunk fetching) | | Resume Capability | Limited (restart from scratch often) | Robust (resumes partial .ts files) | | Control | Basic | Granular (rate limits, retries, headers) | aria2c m3u8
If you have ever encountered an .m3u8 file and tried to download it with a standard browser manager, you likely ended up with a tiny text file rather than the video you wanted. : It uses sed or awk to resolve