download-file

Install

npm install download-file --save

Usage

var download = require('download-file')
 
var url = "http://i.imgur.com/G9bDaPH.jpg"
 
var options = {
    directory: "./images/cats/",
    filename: "cat.gif"
}
 
download(url, options, function(err){
    if (err) throw err
    console.log("meow")
}) 

API

download(url, [options], callback(err))

• url string of the file URL to download

• options object with options

  • directory string with path to directory where to save files (default: current working directory)
  • filename string for the name of the file to be saved as (default: filename in the url)
  • timeout integer of how long in ms to wait while downloading (default: 20000)

• callback function to run after