Continue downloading from where a file left off.
Section: Forms and Upload
Resume a download
bash
bash
curl -C - -O https://example.com/large.isoExplanation
`-C -` auto-detects the current file size and requests the remainder.
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Request a byte range
Download only a specific byte range from a resource.
Submit a multipart form field
Send a simple form field using multipart/form-data.
Upload a file with explicit content type
Specify the filename part and content type.