curl.1: Explain remote-name behavior if file already exists

server-specified Content-Disposition filename instead of extracting a filename

from the URL.

If the server specifies a file name and a file with that name already exists

in the current working directory it will not be overwritten and an error will

occur. If the server doesn't specify a file name then this option has no

effect.

There's no attempt to decode %-sequences (yet) in the provided file name, so

this option may provide you with rather unexpected file names.

\fBWARNING\fP: Exercise judicious use of this option, especially on Windows. A

rogue server could send you the name of a DLL or other file that could possibly

be loaded automatically by Windows or some third party software.

.IP "-k, --insecure"

(SSL) This option explicitly allows curl to perform "insecure" SSL connections

and transfers. All SSL connections are attempted to be made secure by using

Write output to a local file named like the remote file we get. (Only the file

part of the remote file is used, the path is cut off.)

The remote file name to use for saving is extracted from the given URL,

nothing else.

The file will be saved in the current working directory. If you want the file

saved in a different directory, make sure you change the current working

directory before invoking curl with this option.

Consequentially, the file will be saved in the current working directory. If

you want the file saved in a different directory, make sure you change current

working directory before you invoke curl with the \fB-O, --remote-name\fP flag!

The remote file name to use for saving is extracted from the given URL, nothing

else, and if it already exists it will be overwritten. If you want the server

to be able to choose the file name refer to \fI-J, --remote-header-name\fP

which can be used in addition to this option. If the server chooses a file name

and that name already exists it will not be overwritten.

There is no URL decoding done on the file name. If it has %20 or other URL

encoded parts of the name, they will end up as-is as file name.