cURL Download and Upload Workflows/Download a numbered range

Download multiple similarly named files.

Section: Downloads

Download a numbered range

bash
bash
curl -O 'https://example.com/logs/app[1-5].txt'
Explanation

Use bracket ranges for bulk downloads.

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