---
name: "reuse-download"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "reuse"
version: "6.2.0-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/reuse-download"
---

# reuse-download(1)

Download license files

## NAME

reuse-download - Download license files

## SYNOPSIS

**reuse download** \[*options*\] \[*license* ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**reuse-download** downloads licenses into your **LICENSES/** directory.

The *license* arguments must be SPDX License Identifiers.

The **LICENSES/** directory will be found in the root of your project. If you are already in a directory named **LICENSES** and you are not in a VCS repository, that directory will be used.

If no **LICENSES/** directory exists, one will be created.

## OPTIONS

- **--all**

  Download all licenses detected missing in the project.

- **-o, --output FILE**

  If downloading a single file, output it to a specific file instead of putting it in a detected **LICENSES/** directory.

- **--source PATH**

  Specify a source from which to copy custom **LicenseRef-** files. This can be a directory containing such file, or a path to the file itself.

- **--help**

  Display help and exit.

## Author

Free Software Foundation Europe

## Copyright

2017, Free Software Foundation Europe. CC-BY-SA-4.0