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Development Tools Console Foundations Installing Software Building Software From Source

Posted by Anas Rida
Anas Rida
8,183 Points

download to specific folder

the video, Jim mentions that he likes to keep his source files in a different folder and should have downloaded it there directly. How do you specify a path for a download? Many thanks

2 Answers

Oliver Duncan
Oliver Duncan
16,642 Points
Oliver Duncan
Oliver Duncan
16,642 Points

When you download from the console, the file will download to whichever directory you're in at the moment. If you want to download a tar file into your 'Projects' directory, simply cd into 'Projects' first and then run the curl -O command. Make sense?

Anas Rida
Anas Rida
8,183 Points

Yes, I understand, thank you very much. But then is there a way to set a default folder for downloads like we do in windows?

Oliver Duncan
Oliver Duncan
16,642 Points
Oliver Duncan
Oliver Duncan
16,642 Points

If you're using the console to download files (terminal if you're on a mac), you don't have to (and can't) set a default download location, because the file will always be downloaded to whatever folder you're in. If, on the other hand, you're using your browser to download the file (chrome, firefox, etc.), you can change your default downloads folder from each browser's preferences. On most Macs the default is the "Downloads" folder in your home directory.