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Re: curl bug/feature request

From: Dan Fandrich <dan_at_coneharvesters.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 17:18:34 -0800

On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 07:37:18PM -0500, hypert wrote:
> Could curl's "--remote-name" option be enhanced (or another option added) to
> detect the "remote-name" from the redirected URL (not the original URL), and
> save the contents into that filename?  In this example, the correct filename
> would be "WeFunk_Show_458_2007-02-09.mp3", not "458".
>
> Not only would this make my app a little more user-friendly, but I think it
> would be a nice improvement for curl overall.  Besides, as an added incentive,
> one of your "competitors" (wget) does save using the redirected filename.  :-)

You're not alone is requesting this! There's an open tracker entry for
exactly this feature at
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1364676&group_id=976&atid=350976

>>> Dan

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