diff --git a/tools/ndncatchunks.cpp b/tools/ndncatchunks.cpp
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * 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, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Wentao Shang <wentao@cs.ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+
+#include <ndn-cpp/face.hpp>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#if NDN_CPP_HAVE_CXX11
+// In the std library, the placeholders are in a different namespace than boost.
+using namespace ndn::func_lib::placeholders;
+#endif
+
+class Consumer
+{
+public:
+  Consumer (const std::string &data_name, int pipe_size, int total_seg)
+    : m_data_name (data_name), m_pipe_size (pipe_size), m_total_seg (total_seg),
+      m_next_seg (0), m_total_size (0), m_output (false)
+  {
+  }
+
+  inline void
+  enable_output ()
+  {
+    m_output = true;
+  }
+
+  void
+  run ();
+  
+private:
+  void
+  on_data (const ndn::ptr_lib::shared_ptr<const ndn::Interest> &interest,
+	   const ndn::ptr_lib::shared_ptr<ndn::Data> &data);
+
+  void
+  on_timeout (const ndn::ptr_lib::shared_ptr<const ndn::Interest> &interest);
+  
+  ndn::Face m_face;
+  ndn::Name m_data_name;
+  int m_pipe_size;
+  int m_total_seg;
+  int m_next_seg;
+  int m_total_size;
+  bool m_output;  // set to false by default
+};
+
+void
+Consumer::run ()
+{
+  try
+    {
+      for (int i = 0; i < m_pipe_size; i++)
+	{
+	  ndn::Interest inst (ndn::Name(m_data_name).appendSegment (m_next_seg++));
+	  inst.setScope (1);
+	  inst.setInterestLifetime (1000);
+	  inst.setMustBeFresh (true);
+	  
+	  m_face.expressInterest (inst,
+				  ndn::func_lib::bind (&Consumer::on_data, this, _1, _2),
+				  ndn::func_lib::bind (&Consumer::on_timeout, this, _1));
+	}
+      
+      // processEvents will block until the requested data received or timeout occurs
+      m_face.processEvents ();
+    }
+  catch (std::exception& e)
+    {
+      std::cerr << "ERROR: " << e.what () << std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+Consumer::on_data (const ndn::ptr_lib::shared_ptr<const ndn::Interest>& interest, const ndn::ptr_lib::shared_ptr<ndn::Data>& data)
+{
+  const ndn::Block& content = data->getContent ();
+  const ndn::Name& name = data->getName ();
+
+  if (m_output)
+    {
+      std::cout.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(content.value()), content.value_size());
+    }
+
+  m_total_size += content.value_size ();
+  
+  if ((int) (name.rbegin ()->toSegment ()) + 1 == m_total_seg)
+    {
+      std::cerr << "Last segment received." << std::endl;
+      std::cerr << "Total # bytes of content received: " << m_total_size << std::endl;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      // Send interest for next segment
+      ndn::Interest inst (ndn::Name(m_data_name).appendSegment (m_next_seg++));
+      inst.setScope (1);
+      inst.setInterestLifetime (1000);
+      inst.setMustBeFresh (true);
+      
+      m_face.expressInterest (inst,
+			      ndn::func_lib::bind (&Consumer::on_data, this, _1, _2),
+			      ndn::func_lib::bind (&Consumer::on_timeout, this, _1));  
+    }
+}
+
+
+void
+Consumer::on_timeout (const ndn::ptr_lib::shared_ptr<const ndn::Interest>& interest)
+{
+  //XXX: currently no retrans
+  std::cerr << "TIMEOUT: last interest sent for segment #" << (m_next_seg - 1) << std::endl;
+}
+
+
+int
+usage(const std::string &filename)
+{
+  std::cerr << "Usage: \n    " << filename << " [-p pipe_size] [-c total_segment] [-o] /ndn/name\n";
+  return 1;
+}
+
+
+int
+main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  std::string name;
+  int pipe_size = 1;
+  int total_seg = std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
+  bool output = false;
+
+  int opt;
+  while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "op:c:")) != -1)
+    {
+      switch (opt)
+	{
+        case 'p':
+	  pipe_size = atoi (optarg);
+	  if (pipe_size <= 0)
+	    pipe_size = 1;
+	  std::cerr << "main (): set pipe size = " << pipe_size << std::endl;
+	  break;
+	case 'c':
+	  total_seg = atoi (optarg);
+	  if (total_seg <= 0)
+	    total_seg = 1;
+	  std::cerr << "main (): set total seg = " << total_seg << std::endl;
+	  break;
+	case 'o':
+	  output = true;
+	  break;
+        default: 
+	  return usage(argv[0]);
+        }
+    }
+
+  if (optind < argc)
+    {
+      name = argv[optind];
+    }
+  
+  if (name.empty())
+    {
+      return usage(argv[0]);
+    }
+  
+  Consumer consumer (name, pipe_size, total_seg);
+
+  if (output)
+    consumer.enable_output ();
+  
+  consumer.run ();
+
+  return 0;
+}