# Net::HTTP to resume file download

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-http-to-resume-file-download/56475>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 31, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-http-to-resume-file-download/56475 "2006-03-31T15:55:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 31, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-http-to-resume-file-download/56475/1 "2006-03-31T15:55:25Z")

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I am using Net::HTTP to download http files. All is working fine.  
However, I would like to also allow interrupted downloads to continue  
using the HTTP Range header, similar to what wget or what urllib2 in  
python can do.

How do I go around doing so with Net::HTTP?