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Save file to specific folder with curl command

In a shell script, I want to download a file from some URL and save it to a specific folder. What is the specific CLI flag I should use to download files to a specific folder with the curl command, or how else do I get that result?

Solution

  • I don't think you can give a path to curl, but you can CD to the location, download and CD back.

    cd target/path && { curl -O URL ; cd -; }

    Or using subshell.

    (cd target/path && curl -O URL)

    Both ways will only download if path exists. -O keeps remote file name. After download it will return to original location.

    If you need to set filename explicitly, you can use small -o option:

    curl -o target/path/filename URL