download_file {xfun} | R Documentation |
Try all possible methods in download.file()
(e.g.,
libcurl
, curl
, wget
, and wininet
) and see if any
method can succeed. The reason to enumerate all methods is that sometimes the
default method does not work, e.g.,
https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-devel/2016-June/072852.html.
download_file(url, output = basename(url), ...)
url |
The URL of the file. |
output |
Path to the output file. If not provided, the base name of the URL will be used (query parameters and hash in the URL will be removed). |
... |
Other arguments to be passed to |
The integer code 0
for success, or an error if none of the
methods work.