Why is the executable file called 'aria2c' (instead of 'aria2')

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Why is the executable file called 'aria2c' (instead of 'aria2') #2181

Open seamusdemora opened 3 months ago

seamusdemora commented 3 months ago

I installed aria2 on my Debian box a few days ago - I wanted to try it. After installation, I tried to run it, but... nothing. whereis aria2 yielded nothing. The installation notes left by apt yielded nothing. I actually un-installed it b/c I thought the package must be broken/bfu.

And so I'm just curious - why name the command 'aria2c'?

Ashbd9 commented 1 week ago

c stands for commandline, I guess.