What's the most useful curl flag you use regularly? or How do you properly use the -L curl flag for r

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"What’s the difference between the -O and -o curl flags?"

Hey folks!

I keep mixing up the -O and -o curl flags when downloading files, and it’s driving me nuts. Like, I know both are for saving stuff, but when do I use which?

From what I *think*:
- `-O` saves the file with its original name from the URL (super handy for quick grabs).
- `-o` lets you specify a custom filename (great for organizing).

But am I missing something?

Sometimes I’ll do `curl -O https://example.com/file.zip` and it works, but other times I need `curl -o myfile.zip https://example.com/file.zip`.

Anyone else wrestle with this? Or is there a pro tip I’m overlooking?

Thanks!

(Also, sorry if this is a noob question—still getting the hang of curl flags!)

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