diff --git a/config/ezbuild.conf b/config/ezbuild.conf
index 8a66e04..b477aa0 100644
--- a/config/ezbuild.conf
+++ b/config/ezbuild.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# A time designation representing the time in seconds that you allow the connection to
+# the server to take. This only limits the connection phase, once curl has connected
+# this option is of no more use. Setting a timeout to 0 disables it altogether. Unless
+# you know what you are doing, it is best not to change the default timeout settings.
+FETCHTIMEOUT="180"
+
+# Sets the number of times EzBuild will attempt to download files and retrieve portage
+# and overlays before it exits with an error. This allows for a more successful retrieval
+# without user intervention most times.
+FETCHTRIES="3"
+
 # Specifies where EzBuild will store everything that it builds, and also where it will
 # put all its temporary files and caches.
 TEMPDIR="/var/tmp/ezbuild"
diff --git a/config/ezsync.conf b/config/ezsync.conf
index 8a66e04..b477aa0 100644
--- a/config/ezsync.conf
+++ b/config/ezsync.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# A time designation representing the time in seconds that you allow the connection to
+# the server to take. This only limits the connection phase, once curl has connected
+# this option is of no more use. Setting a timeout to 0 disables it altogether. Unless
+# you know what you are doing, it is best not to change the default timeout settings.
+FETCHTIMEOUT="180"
+
+# Sets the number of times EzBuild will attempt to download files and retrieve portage
+# and overlays before it exits with an error. This allows for a more successful retrieval
+# without user intervention most times.
+FETCHTRIES="3"
+
 # Specifies where EzBuild will store everything that it builds, and also where it will
 # put all its temporary files and caches.
 TEMPDIR="/var/tmp/ezbuild"
diff --git a/libraries/filesystem b/libraries/filesystem
index e1d6eba..643d128 100644
--- a/libraries/filesystem
+++ b/libraries/filesystem
@@ -3,6 +3,34 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3
 
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Downloads files into specified or current directory
+# Parameters: %url% %directory%
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function download() {
+	local DEST="${2}"
+	local FILENAME="${1##*/}"
+	local URL="${1}"
+	if isSet DEST; then
+		local DEST="${DEST}/${FILENAME}"
+	else
+		local DEST="./${FILENAME}"
+	fi
+	echo -ne "   ${STAR_GREEN} ${FILENAME}:     "
+	wget --progress=dot -c -t ${FETCHTRIES} -T ${FETCHTIMEOUT} -O "${DEST}" \
+		${URL} 2>&1 | grep --line-buffered "%" | sed -u -e "s/[\.\,]//g" | \
+		awk '{printf("\b\b\b\b%4s", $2)}'
+	local RESULT=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+	echo -ne "\b\b\b\b"
+	if [[ ${RESULT} -ne 0 ]]; then
+		logOutput "Unable to download ${URL}! Exit code: ${RESULT}"
+		echo -e "${COLOR_RED}${COLOR_BOLD}ERROR${COLOR_WHITE}${COLOR_NORMAL}"
+	else
+		echo -e "${COLOR_GREEN}${COLOR_BOLD}DONE${COLOR_WHITE}${COLOR_NORMAL}"
+	fi
+	return ${RESULT}
+}
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Creates all components of the specified directories
 # Parameters: %directory%