diff --git a/tools/ndngetfile.cpp b/tools/ndngetfile.cpp
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+++ b/tools/ndngetfile.cpp
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014,  Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of NDN repo-ng (Next generation of NDN repository).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of repo-ng authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * repo-ng is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * repo-ng 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
+ * repo-ng, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "ndngetfile.hpp"
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+
+namespace repo {
+
+using namespace ndn;
+
+void
+Consumer::fetchData(const Name& name)
+{
+  Interest interest(name);
+  interest.setInterestLifetime(m_interestLifetime);
+
+  if (m_hasVersion)
+    {
+      interest.setMustBeFresh(m_mustBeFresh);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      interest.setMustBeFresh(true);
+      interest.setChildSelector(1);
+    }
+
+  m_face.expressInterest(interest,
+                         bind(&Consumer::onData, this, _1, _2),
+                         bind(&Consumer::onTimeout, this, _1));
+}
+
+void
+Consumer::run()
+{
+  // Send the first Interest
+  Name name(m_dataName);
+  if (m_hasVersion)
+    // If '-u' is specified, we already have version number in the name
+    name.appendSegment(m_nextSegment++);
+
+  fetchData(name);
+
+  // processEvents will block until the requested data received or timeout occurs
+  m_face.processEvents(m_timeout);
+}
+
+void
+Consumer::onData(const Interest& interest, Data& data)
+{
+  const Name& name = data.getName();
+  if (name.size() != m_dataName.size() + (m_hasVersion ? 1 : 2))
+    throw std::invalid_argument("unexpected data name size.");
+
+  uint64_t segment = name[-1].toSegment();
+
+  if (!m_hasVersion)
+    {
+      // Assume the second to last component is the version number
+      // and the last component is the segment number
+      m_dataName.append(name[-2]);
+      m_hasVersion = true;
+      if (m_verbose)
+        {
+          std::cerr << "LOG: version number is " << name[-2].toVersion() << std::endl;
+        }
+
+      if (segment != 0)
+        {
+          // Discard this segment and fetch the first segment
+          fetchData(Name(m_dataName).appendSegment(m_nextSegment++));
+          return;
+        }
+
+      m_nextSegment++;
+    }
+
+  BOOST_ASSERT(segment == (m_nextSegment - 1));
+
+  // Output the current segment
+  const Block& content = data.getContent();
+  m_os.write(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(content.value()), content.value_size());
+  m_totalSize += content.value_size();
+  if (m_verbose)
+    {
+      std::cerr << "LOG: received segment #" << segment << std::endl;
+    }
+
+  // Check final block id
+  const name::Component& finalBlockId = data.getMetaInfo().getFinalBlockId();
+  if (finalBlockId == name[-1])
+    {
+      // Reach EOF
+      std::cerr << "INFO: End of file is reached." << std::endl;
+      std::cerr << "INFO: Total # of segments received: " << (m_nextSegment - 1) << std::endl;
+      std::cerr << "INFO: Total # bytes of content received: " << m_totalSize << std::endl;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      // Reset retry counter
+      m_retryCount = 0;
+
+      // Fetch next segment
+      fetchData(Name(m_dataName).appendSegment(m_nextSegment++));
+    }
+}
+
+const int Consumer::MAX_RETRY = 3;
+
+void
+Consumer::onTimeout(const Interest& interest)
+{
+  if (m_retryCount++ < Consumer::MAX_RETRY)
+    {
+      // Retransmit the interest
+      fetchData(interest.getName());
+      if (m_verbose)
+        {
+          std::cerr << "TIMEOUT: retransmit interest for " << interest.getName() << std::endl;
+        }
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      std::cerr << "TIMEOUT: last interest sent for segment #" << (m_nextSegment - 1) << std::endl;
+      std::cerr << "TIMEOUT: abort fetching after " << Consumer::MAX_RETRY
+                << " times of retry" << std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
+
+int
+usage(const std::string& filename)
+{
+  std::cerr << "Usage: \n    "
+            << filename << " [-v] [-u] [-l lifetime] [-w timeout] [-o filename] ndn-name\n\n"
+            << "-v: be verbose\n"
+            << "-u: unversioned: do not try to find the latest version; "
+               "ndn-name contains version component\n"
+            << "ndn-name: NDN Name prefix for Data to be read\n"
+            << "-l: InterestLifetime in milliseconds\n"
+            << "-w: timeout in milliseconds for whole process (default unlimited)\n"
+            << "-o: write to local file name instead of stdout\n";
+  return 1;
+}
+
+
+int
+main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+  std::string name;
+  const char* outputFile = 0;
+  bool verbose = false, unversioned = false;
+  int interestLifetime = 4000;  // in milliseconds
+  int timeout = 0;  // in milliseconds
+
+  int opt;
+  while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "vul:w:o:")) != -1)
+    {
+      switch (opt) {
+      case 'v':
+        verbose = true;
+        break;
+      case 'u':
+        unversioned = true;
+        break;
+      case 'l':
+        try
+          {
+            interestLifetime = boost::lexical_cast<int>(optarg);
+          }
+        catch (boost::bad_lexical_cast&)
+          {
+            std::cerr << "ERROR: -l option should be an integer." << std::endl;
+            return 1;
+          }
+        interestLifetime = std::max(interestLifetime, 0);
+        break;
+      case 'w':
+        try
+          {
+            timeout = boost::lexical_cast<int>(optarg);
+          }
+        catch (boost::bad_lexical_cast&)
+          {
+            std::cerr << "ERROR: -w option should be an integer." << std::endl;
+            return 1;
+          }
+        timeout = std::max(timeout, 0);
+        break;
+      case 'o':
+        outputFile = optarg;
+        break;
+      default:
+        return usage(argv[0]);
+      }
+    }
+
+  if (optind < argc)
+    {
+      name = argv[optind];
+    }
+
+  if (name.empty())
+    {
+      return usage(argv[0]);
+    }
+
+  std::streambuf* buf;
+  std::ofstream of;
+
+  if (outputFile != 0)
+    {
+      of.open(outputFile);
+      if (!of)
+        {
+          std::cerr << "ERROR: output file is invalid" << std::endl;
+          return 1;
+        }
+      buf = of.rdbuf();
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      buf = std::cout.rdbuf();
+    }
+
+  std::ostream os(buf);
+
+  Consumer consumer(name, os, verbose, unversioned,
+                    interestLifetime, timeout);
+
+  try
+    {
+      consumer.run();
+    }
+  catch (const std::exception& e)
+    {
+      std::cerr << "ERROR: " << e.what() << std::endl;
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+} // namespace repo
+
+int
+main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+  return repo::main(argc, argv);
+}
diff --git a/tools/ndngetfile.hpp b/tools/ndngetfile.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26a4956
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ndngetfile.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014,  Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of NDN repo-ng (Next generation of NDN repository).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of repo-ng authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * repo-ng is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * repo-ng 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
+ * repo-ng, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef REPO_NG_TOOLS_NDNGETFILE_HPP
+#define REPO_NG_TOOLS_NDNGETFILE_HPP
+
+#include <ndn-cxx/face.hpp>
+
+namespace repo {
+
+class Consumer : boost::noncopyable
+{
+public:
+  Consumer(const std::string& dataName, std::ostream& os,
+           bool verbose, bool unversioned,
+           int interestLifetime, int timeout,
+           bool mustBeFresh = false)
+    : m_dataName(dataName)
+    , m_os(os)
+    , m_verbose(verbose)
+    , m_hasVersion(unversioned)
+    , m_interestLifetime(interestLifetime)
+    , m_timeout(timeout)
+    , m_nextSegment(0)
+    , m_totalSize(0)
+    , m_retryCount(0)
+    , m_mustBeFresh(mustBeFresh)
+  {
+  }
+
+  void
+  run();
+
+private:
+  void
+  fetchData(const ndn::Name& name);
+
+  void
+  onData(const ndn::Interest& interest, ndn::Data& data);
+
+  void
+  onTimeout(const ndn::Interest& interest);
+
+private:
+  static const int MAX_RETRY;
+
+  ndn::Face m_face;
+  ndn::Name m_dataName;
+  std::ostream& m_os;
+  bool m_verbose;
+  bool m_hasVersion;
+  ndn::time::milliseconds m_interestLifetime;
+  ndn::time::milliseconds m_timeout;
+  uint64_t m_nextSegment;
+  int m_totalSize;
+  int m_retryCount;
+  bool m_mustBeFresh;
+};
+
+} // namespace repo
+
+#endif // REPO_NG_TOOLS_NDNGETFILE_HPP
diff --git a/tools/wscript b/tools/wscript
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41f1ea8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/wscript
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# -*- Mode: python; py-indent-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; coding: utf-8; -*-
+
+top = '..'
+
+def build(bld):
+    for app in bld.path.ant_glob('*.cpp'):
+        bld(features=['cxx', 'cxxprogram'],
+            target='%s' % (str(app.change_ext('', '.cpp'))),
+            source=app,
+            use='NDN_CXX',
+            )