Equal command between wget and cURL (with options)?

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I usually use wget to download remote file, the command I use:

wget --timeout=5 --tries=1 --referer=http://www.example.com 'http://www.example.com/abcdefg123.jpg' -O image.jpg

As you can see, there are 3 options: --timeout, --tries, and --referer.

I wonder what is the proper / equal command in cURL that has similar options in wget?

lcd047 · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-09 17:14:13Z

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I don't think there is an exact equivalent to the last detail, but something like this might work:

curl -L --connect-timeout 5 --retry 1 --referer http://www.example.com -o image.jpg http://www.example.com/abcdefg123.jpg

answered Jun 9, 2015 at 17:14

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Toni · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-09 17:13:16Z

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curl --retry 1 --connect-timeout 5 -o image.jpg -e 'http://www.example.com' http://www.example.com/abcdefg123.jpg

There is also timeout option -m for the operation, depending on what you need.

answered Jun 9, 2015 at 17:13

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