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Downloaded file name
Downloaded filename
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There are three mutually exclusive ways through which HTTPie determines
the output file name (with decreasing priority):
the output filename (with decreasing priority):
1. You can explicitly provide the exact output file name via ``--output, -o``.
1. You can explicitly provide it via ``--output, -o``.
The file gets overwritten if it already exists
(or appended to with ``--continue, -c``).
2. The server may specify the file name in the optional ``Content-Disposition``
2. The server may specify the filename in the optional ``Content-Disposition``
response header. Any leading dots are stripped from a server-provided filename.
3. The last resort HTTPie uses is to generate the filename from a combination
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.
To prevent data loss, HTTPie adds a unique numerical suffix to the
filename, unless the name has been explicitly provided via ``--output, -o``.
To prevent data loss by overwriting, HTTPie adds a unique numerical suffix to the
filename when necessary (unless specified with ``--output, -o``).
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