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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T20:46:41+00:00 2026-05-27T20:46:41+00:00

I am trying to download nodejs tar files from server using curl.. but its

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I am trying to download nodejs tar files from server using curl.. but its outputting strange characters to terminal and also not downloading the file. Check the screenshot

I am typing this command on terminal

curl http://nodejs.org/dist/node-v0.4.8.tar.gz

Why showing strange characters as output. I have also tried

curl -0 http://nodejs.org/dist/node-v0.4.8.tar.gz

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    2026-05-27T20:46:42+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 8:46 pm

    Add -O to not dump the file contents to the terminal.

    curl -O http://nodejs.org/dist/node-v0.4.8.tar.gz

    Note that it is the captital o and not zero.

    For more, I can recommend
    http://www.tuaw.com/2007/03/05/monday-man-page-curl/

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