while ! curl -L -C - -O [URL]; do echo "Retrying in 5 seconds..."; sleep 5; done Use code with caution.
# Start downloading from byte 50,000 curl --continue-at 50000 -O http://example.com Use code with caution. Automating Retries with Shell Scripts resume download curl
: Tells curl to find where the transfer was interrupted and resume from the last byte. -O : Saves the file with its original remote name. Automating Retries with Shell Scripts : Tells curl
This script monitors the . If curl fails (commonly exit code 18 for a broken transfer), it restarts the command, resuming exactly where it left off. Essential Tips for Resuming Downloads How to resume interrupted download automatically in curl? If curl fails (commonly exit code 18 for
For extremely flaky connections, a manual resume isn't enough. You can wrap the command in a while loop that continues until the file is 100% complete.