Curl download speed limit

Curl is a command-line tool for transferring data between a local computer and a remote server

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Curl download speed limit
Curl download speed limit

Curl is a command-line tool for transferring data between a local computer and a remote server.

When using curl you can download or upload data using protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, SCP , SFTP and FTP .

The Curl command is pre-installed on most Linux distributions. To check if your Linux distribution has Curl installed, press the shortcut key CTRL+ALT+Tto open Terminal, type curl and press Enter.

If curl is installed, the system will print curl: try 'curl --help' or 'curl --manual' for more information.

Install Curl

Otherwise, the terminal prints the message curl command not found. If you don't have Curl installed, you can install it using your distribution's package manager.

If your computer is running a Debian-based Linux distribution such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc. Please run sudo apt install curl to install Curl.

If your computer is running a Redhat-based Linux distribution, such as CentOS, Fedora, etc. Please run sudo yum install curl to install Curl.

sudo yum install curl
sudo apt install curl

Limit download speed

The --limit-rate options allow you to limit the data transfer speed/rate. The default unit of speed is bytes.

You can also use k, m, gas a suffix to indicate the download speed in different units.

The Curl command will download the Go binary and limit the download speed to 1MB, the -O option to save to the file in the current directory.

curl --limit-rate 1m -O https://dl.google.com/go/go1.10.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
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curl is a command-line tool for transferring data between a local computer and a remote server
Linux Curl Command Detailed Tutorial

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