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Downloaded file name
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Downloaded filename
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--------------------
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There are three mutually exclusive ways through which HTTPie determines
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the output file name (with decreasing priority):
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the output filename (with decreasing priority):
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1. You can explicitly provide the exact output file name via ``--output, -o``.
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1. You can explicitly provide it via ``--output, -o``.
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The file gets overwritten if it already exists
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(or appended to with ``--continue, -c``).
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2. The server may specify the file name in the optional ``Content-Disposition``
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2. The server may specify the filename in the optional ``Content-Disposition``
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response header. Any leading dots are stripped from a server-provided filename.
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3. The last resort HTTPie uses is to generate the filename from a combination
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of the request URL and the response ``Content-Type``.
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the generated filename — even if there has been one or more redirects.
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To prevent data loss, HTTPie adds a unique numerical suffix to the
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filename, unless the name has been explicitly provided via ``--output, -o``.
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To prevent data loss by overwriting, HTTPie adds a unique numerical suffix to the
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filename when necessary (unless specified with ``--output, -o``).
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Piping while downloading
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The default behaviour of automatically reading ``stdin`` is typically not
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desirable during non-interactive invocations. You most likely want to
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desirable during non-interactive invocations. You most likely want to
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use the ``--ignore-stdin`` option to disable it.
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It is a common gotcha that without this option HTTPie seemingly hangs.
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