Examples of a robust download-with-retries function (bash)
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We’ve all been there. You spin up a new environment, open the README, and see a list of URLs for wget or curl . You copy one, paste it, realize you need a specific version, fix the URL, and repeat.
curl -sSL https://example.com/install.sh | sh
| Error Message | Likely Cause | Solution | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Connection refused | Firewall or service down | Test with telnet host 443 | | SSL certificate problem | Self-signed cert or date wrong | Use -k (curl) or --no-check-certificate (wget) temporarily | | No space left on device | $TMPDIR or /tmp full | Set export TMPDIR=/path/to/larger/drive | | tar: Unexpected EOF | Incomplete download | Use curl -C - or wget -c to resume | | Permission denied | Writing to protected dir | Use sudo or change install path to user directory |
Examples of a robust download-with-retries function (bash)
Many listed documents are found on public sharing sites like Scribd, but they are strictly copyrighted by Shell Group of companies. shell dep download
We’ve all been there. You spin up a new environment, open the README, and see a list of URLs for wget or curl . You copy one, paste it, realize you need a specific version, fix the URL, and repeat. You copy one, paste it, realize you need
curl -sSL https://example.com/install.sh | sh You copy one
| Error Message | Likely Cause | Solution | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Connection refused | Firewall or service down | Test with telnet host 443 | | SSL certificate problem | Self-signed cert or date wrong | Use -k (curl) or --no-check-certificate (wget) temporarily | | No space left on device | $TMPDIR or /tmp full | Set export TMPDIR=/path/to/larger/drive | | tar: Unexpected EOF | Incomplete download | Use curl -C - or wget -c to resume | | Permission denied | Writing to protected dir | Use sudo or change install path to user directory |