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download from each peer in "stripes".
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When running without `--path` argument it will download into a memory store.
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When providing a `--path` argument it will download into a persitent store at the
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When providing a `--path` argument it will download into a persistent store at the
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given path, and the download will resume if you interrupt the download process.
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## Notes on the current state
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The current state of the downloader is highly experimental. While peers that don't
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respond at all are handled properly, peers that are slow or become slow over time
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are not properly punished. Also, there is not yet a mechanism to limit the number
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of peers to download from.
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of peers to download from.
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In addition, the current blob store does not have the ability to watch a bitfield
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of available chunks for a blob. The current multiprovider downloader just fakes
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this by assuming that all remote stores have the full file.

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