This script checks the exit code of curl. If it's anything other than 0 (success), it waits five seconds and then restarts the command using the same file, picking up right where it left off. How to resume interrupted download automatically in curl?
: The dash ( - ) tells curl to automatically calculate the byte offset by checking the size of the partially downloaded file on your local disk. The Basic Syntax : curl -C - -O https://example.com Use code with caution. -C - : Resumes the download from the last successful byte. -O : Saves the file using its original name from the server. Resuming at a Specific Byte Offset curl resume download
If you know exactly where you want the transfer to start, you can replace the dash with a specific numerical value (the byte counter offset). This is useful for advanced troubleshooting or manual file stitching. : To start downloading from the 500th byte: curl -C 500 -O https://example.com Use code with caution. Automating Resumes with Loops This script checks the exit code of curl
