host:~ # curl --range 0-79 -o out.html perlmonks.org
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
0 80 0 80 0 0 368 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0
host:~ # wc -c out.html
80 out.html
host:~ # cat out.html