Download file from the Internet
Usage
download(
url,
destfile,
methods = c("auto", "wget", "libcurl", "curl", "wininet", "internal"),
quiet = FALSE,
...,
max_tries = 2
)Arguments
- url
a
characterstring (or longer vector for the"libcurl"method) naming the URL of a resource to be downloaded.- destfile
a character string (or vector, see the
urlargument) with the file path where the downloaded file is to be saved. Tilde-expansion is performed.- methods
Methods to be used for downloading files. Can be
"auto","wget","libcurl","curl","wininet","internal". Default is"auto", which means to try different download methods.- quiet
If
TRUE, suppress status messages (if any), and the progress bar.- ...
Other arguments passed to utils::download.file.
- max_tries
Number of tries for each download method. Default is
2.