What’s the best way to handle downloading files with curl? or How do I automate downloading files wit

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“” - ProxyTrail99 - 23-03-2025

Man, curl’s `--parallel` is slick, but watch out for server limits. Some will throttle or ban you.

For scripting, `-f` (fail silently) + `-w "%{http_code}"` lets you check status codes easily.

And if curl’s quitting, check `--stderr` for hidden errors. Usually a clue there.