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+# HLSGET
+
+A tool to get a HLS video stream.
+
+## Synopsis
+
+Usage: hlsget [OPTIONS] --name <NAME> --url <URL>
+
+Options:
+  -n, --name <NAME>
+  -u, --url <URL>
+  -b, --buffer <BUFFER>            request to store in client after concurrency limit reached [default: 10]
+  -r, --rate <RATE>                number of requests per second the client should perform [default: 40]
+  -c, --concurrency <CONCURRENCY>  number of concurrent requests [default: 20]
+  -t, --timeout <TIMEOUT>          network io timeout [default: 30]
+  -B                               also use timeout on body reads
+  -R                               prevent reconnect after each iteration
+  -w <WAIT>                        wait for temporary failure like 503 [default: 301]
+  -o, --origin <ORIGIN>
+  -a, --agent <AGENT>
+  -v...                            Increase verbosity
+  -h, --help                       Print help
+  -V, --version                    Print version
+
+## Description
+
+It downloads the m3u8 as well as all ts files. After that ffmpeg is called to merge these into a single mp4 file.
+
+The download is performed concurrently and the amount of concurrent download as well as the request rate and other things are configurable through CLI.
+
+The progress is visualized through progress bars for each ts download.
+
+## Requirements
+
+[:Requirements:]
+
+## Dependencies
+
+[:Dependencies:]
+
+## Contributing
+
+[:Contributing:]
+
+## License
+
+Copyright © 2025 Georg Hopp
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+## Author
+
+Georg Hopp <georg@steffers.org>