Is there a way to give a specific file name when saving a file via cURL?

I am pulling files using curl in the mac OS X terminal and want to give them different names. Is there a way to specify a name, such as a "save as" function when using curl?

4 Answers

Either use the -o option or its alias --output, or redirect shell output to the file of choice by using >.

curl -o /path/to/local/file curl > /path/to/local/file 

If you want to preserve the original file name from the remote server, use the -O option or its alias --remote-name.

curl -O 

Stores the output from the remote location in the current directory as file.html.

curl -o <name> <url> seems to do the trick..

HINT: You can also try with man curl...

For those who are getting familiar with CURL, here is a more clear and easy to understand use case example:

REMOTE URL

http(s)://my-remote-image.png?token=TOKEN_ID 

CURL COMMAND IN ACTION (lowercase "o")

curl -o custom_name_to_be_used.png "http(s)://my-remote-image.png?token=TOKEN_ID" 

Here is how to download a file to another file name, and allow redirects. No need to look for -L in the comments.

curl -L "$URL" -o "$FILENAME"

Example

curl -L -o bridge.deb