Commands: Download
The GET method is used to retrieve the file's content and metadata.
Syntax
curl \
http://{serverUrl}/fs/{fileSystemName}/files/{name} \
-X GET \
--header "Range:bytes={from}-{to}"
> {localFileName}
Request
| Query parameter |
Required |
Description |
| name |
Yes |
The name of the file to download |
| Header |
Required |
Description |
| Range |
No |
Used to retrieve partial content. If not specified, the the entire file is downloaded. |
Response
| Status code |
Description |
200 |
OK |
404 |
Not found |
| Return Value |
Description |
| Binary data |
The requested bytes of the file's content are returned |
| Metadata |
The files' metadata is returned in the response headers |
Examples
In order to download the /movies/intro.avi file and store it locally under intro.avi name, use the following command:
curl \
-v -X GET http://localhost:8080/fs/NorthwindFS/files/movies/intro.avi > intro.avi
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
< Content-Length: 1338
< Content-MD5: 3501b7763d91fa9239f2ba64ff850a03
< Last-Modified: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 09:07:29 GMT
< ETag: "00000000-0000-0003-0000-000000000006"
< AllowRead: Everyone
< RavenFS-Size: 1338
< Raven-Creation-Date: 2015-04-10T09:07:26.8940842+00:00
< Raven-Last-Modified: 2015-04-10T09:07:29.6474663+00:00
< Creation-Date: 2015-04-10T09:07:26.8940842Z
< Raven-Synchronization-History: [{"Version":16385,"ServerId":"d7bfdb4c-a463-4f75-93fb-cb60e4d3a08f"}]
< Raven-Synchronization-Version: 16385
< Raven-Synchronization-Source: d7bfdb4c-a463-4f75-93fb-cb60e4d3a08f
< Raven-Server-Build: 3.0.3660
If you are interested in retrieving just the range of bytes, you need to provide Range header. The below command will return just 40 bytes:
curl \
-v -X GET http://localhost:8080/fs/NorthwindFS/files/movies/intro.avi \
--header "Range:bytes=10-50" > partial_intro.avi
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
< Content-Range: bytes 10-49/1338
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