May 2017
Beginner
552 pages
28h 47m
English
Content preview from Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition
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Specifying the maximum download size
The --max-filesize option specifies the maximum file size:
$ curl URL --max-filesize bytes
The curl command will return a non-zero exit code if the file size exceeds the limit or a zero if the download succeeds.