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+# ia-downloader
+
+Downloads rom's from ia by providing the script xlm path set.
+
+Won't download specific roms like
+- Beta
+- Prototype
+- ...

ia-downloader

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# script to quickly download rom sets from internet archive at max speed from its xml with the list of files
+
+xml_url="$1"
+base_url=$(dirname $xml_url)
+
+dl="aria2c -j 16 -s 16 -x 16 -k 5M --file-allocation=none --continue=true"
+
+# getting roms while removing unneded files and roms like prototypes and betas
+roms=$(wget -q $xml_url -O -  | grep name | cut -d \" -f 2 | sed '/.xml/d' | sed '/.sqlite/d' | sed '/(Proto)/d' | sed '/(Unl)/d' | sed '/(Beta)/d')
+rom_count=$(printf '%s\n' "${roms}" | wc -l)
+
+printf '%s\n' "Downloading $rom_count roms"
+
+count="1"
+
+while read rom; do
+    # getting the url and making it usable
+    rom_url=$(printf '%s\n' "${base_url}/${rom}")
+    printf '%s\n' "Downloading ${count}. ${rom}"
+    $dl "${rom_url}"
+    printf '%s\n' "Done, left $((${rom_count} - ${count})) roms to download"
+    count=$(($count + 1))
+done <<< "$roms"