curl: download file with the same name with "-O" but defining a specific path directory

Question

With curl is possible do

curl http://somedomain.com/originalfilename.tar.gz -o newfilename.tar.gz
curl http://somedomain.com/originalfilename.tar.gz -o /other/path/newfilename.tar.gz

Therefore with -o is possible rename the filename to download and even define other path directort to download

Now if I want keep the same filename is mandatory use -O

curl http://somedomain.com/originalfilename.tar.gz -O

Therefore is downloaded the originalfilename.tar.gz file.

Now

Question

• How to download a file keeping its name (it with -O) and defining the directory to download?

Something like

curl http://somedomain.com/originalfilename.tar.gz -O <download to /some/path>

Therefore for Shell Scripting purposes, where the script can be executed in any place. I want download the originalfilename.tar.gz file explicitly at /some/path

Answer 1

You may specify the path to a directory where the document(s) you are fetching should be written using the --output-dir option.

That is,

curl -O --output-dir /some/path "$URL"

From the curl manual:

--output-dir <dir>

       This option specifies the directory in which files should be
       stored, when --remote-name or --output are used.

       The given output directory is used for all URLs and output
       options on the command line, up until the first -:, --next.

       If the specified target directory does not exist, the operation
       will fail unless --create-dirs is also used.

       If this option is used multiple times, the last specified
       directory will be used.

       Example:
        curl --output-dir "tmp" -O https://example.com

       See also -O, --remote-name and -J, --remote-header-name. Added
       in 7.73.0.