---
name: "Rex::Commands::Download"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "rex"
version: "1.16.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Rex::Commands::Download"
---

# Rex::Commands::Download(3pm)

Download remote files

## NAME

Rex::Commands::Download - Download remote files

## DESCRIPTION

With this module you can download a remotefile via sftp, http and ftp from a host to your local computer.

Version \<= 1.0: All these functions will not be reported.

## SYNOPSIS

```
 # sftp
 task "download", "remoteserver", sub {
   download "/remote/file", "localfile";
 };
 # http
 task "download2", sub {
   download "http://server/remote/file";
 };
```

## EXPORTED FUNCTIONS

### download($remote, \[$local\])

Perform a download. If no local file is specified it will download the file to the current directory.

```
 task "download", "remoteserver", sub {
   download "/remote/file", "localfile";
 };
 task "download", sub {
   download "http://www.rexify.org/index.html", "localfile.html";
 };
```