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dill

CLI reference

dill [URL]

Downloads a file from a URL and optionally extracts its contents.

USAGE
  $ dill  [URL] [-v | --quiet] [-o <value>] [-s <value> -e] [--filename <value> | ]


ARGUMENTS
  URL  URL of the file to download.


FLAGS
  -e, --extract           Decompress the file and, if it's a tarball, extract its contents.
  -o, --out=<value>       Directory in which to place the downloaded files.
  -s, --strip=<value>     Strip leading paths from file names during extraction. Only works with --extract.
      --filename=<value>  Name to use for the downloaded file. Cannot be used with --extract.


LOGGING FLAGS
  -v, --verbose  Enable verbose logging.
      --quiet    Disable all logging.


DESCRIPTION
  Downloads a file from a URL and optionally extracts its contents.