# How to download a file with curl on Linux/Unix command line

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Author: Vivek Gite

Published: 2024-05-12T19:41:44Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [nixCraft: Linux Tips, Hacks, Tutorials, And Ideas In Blog Format (RSS/FEED)](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nixcraft-linux-tips-hacks-tutorials-and-ideas-in-blog-format-rss-feed.md>)

Topics: [cURL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/curl.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Bash](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bash.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Unix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/unix.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>)

Tags: [bash](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bash.md>), [bash-shell](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bash-shell.md>), [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [curl](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/curl.md>), [curl-command](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/curl-command.md>), [download](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/download.md>), [easy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/easy.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [unix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/unix.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial explaining how to use cURL from Linux, macOS, BSD, and other Unix-like command lines to download files. It covers protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and SFTP, installation and version checks, output naming, redirects, progress information, and resuming interrupted downloads.

## Source excerpt

I am a new macOS Unix user. I am writing a small bash shell script. How do I download file directly from the command-line interface using curl? How can I download file with cURL on a Linux or Unix-like systems? Love this? sudo share_on: Twitter - Facebook - LinkedIn - Whatsapp - Reddit The post How to download a file with curl on Linux/Unix command line appeared first on nixCraft.