curl/docs/cmdline-opts/remove-on-error.md

---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Long: remove-on-error
Help: Remove output file on errors
Category: output
Added: 7.83.0
Multi: boolean
See-also:
  - fail
Example:
  - --remove-on-error -o output $URL
---

# `--remove-on-error`

Remove output file if an error occurs. If curl returns an error when told to
save output in a local file. This prevents curl from leaving a partial file in
the case of an error during transfer.

If the output is not a regular file, this option has no effect.
docs/cmdline: change to .md for cmdline docs - switch all invidual files documenting command line options into .md, as the documentation is now markdown-looking. - made the parser treat 4-space indents as quotes - switch to building the curl.1 manpage using the "mainpage.idx" file, which lists the files to include to generate it, instead of using the previous page-footer/headers. Also, those files are now also .md ones, using the same format. I gave them underscore prefixes to make them sort separately: _NAME.md, _SYNOPSIS.md, _DESCRIPTION.md, _URL.md, _GLOBBING.md, _VARIABLES.md, _OUTPUT.md, _PROTOCOLS.md, _PROGRESS.md, _VERSION.md, _OPTIONS.md, _FILES.md, _ENVIRONMENT.md, _PROXYPREFIX.md, _EXITCODES.md, _BUGS.md, _AUTHORS.md, _WWW.md, _SEEALSO.md - updated test cases accordingly Closes #12751 2024-01-21 06:18:43 +08:00			`---`
copyright: update all copyright lines and remove year ranges - they are mostly pointless in all major jurisdictions - many big corporations and projects already don't use them - saves us from pointless churn - git keeps history for us - the year range is kept in COPYING checksrc is updated to allow non-year using copyright statements Closes #10205 2023-01-02 20:51:48 +08:00			`c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.`
docs/cmdline-opts: add copyright and license identifier to each file gen.pl now insists on C: and SPDX-License-Identifier: fields to be present in all files. Closes #9002 2022-06-14 06:12:03 +08:00			`SPDX-License-Identifier: curl`
curl: add --remove-on-error If a transfer returns an error, using this option makes curl remove the leftover downloded (partial) local file before exiting. Added test 376 to verify Closes #8503 2022-02-24 17:30:10 +08:00			`Long: remove-on-error`
			`Help: Remove output file on errors`
cmdline-opts: category cleanup Option cleanups: --get is not upload --form* are post - added several options into ldap, smtp, imap and pop3 - shortened the category descriptions in the list category curl fixes: --create-dirs removed from 'curl' --ftp-create-dirs removed from 'curl' --netrc moved to 'auth' from 'curl' --netrc-file moved to 'auth' from 'curl' --netrc-optional moved to 'auth' from 'curl' --no-buffer moved to 'output' from 'curl' --no-clobber removed from 'curl' --output removed from 'curl' --output-dir removed from 'curl' --remove-on-error removed from 'curl' Add a "global" category: - Made all "global" options set this category Add a "deprecated" category: - Moved the deprecated options to it (maybe they should not be in any category long term) Add a 'timeout' category - Put a number of appropriate options in it Add an 'ldap' category - Put the LDAP related option in there Remove categories "ECH" and "ipfs" - They should not be categories. Had only one single option each. Remove category "misc" - It should not be a category as it is impossible to know when to browse it. --use-ascii moved to ftp and output --xattr moved to output --service-name moved to auth Managen fixes: - errors if an option is given a category name that is not already setup for in code - verifies that options set `scope: global` also is put in category `global´ Closes #14101 2024-07-04 19:38:18 +08:00			`Category: output`
curl: add --remove-on-error If a transfer returns an error, using this option makes curl remove the leftover downloded (partial) local file before exiting. Added test 376 to verify Closes #8503 2022-02-24 17:30:10 +08:00			`Added: 7.83.0`
cmdline/docs: add a required 'multi' keyword for each option The keyword specifies how option works when specified multiple times: - single: the last provided value replaces the earlier ones - append: it supports being provided multiple times - boolean: on/off values - mutex: flag-like option that disable anoter flag The 'gen.pl' script then outputs the proper and unified language for each option's multi-use behavior in the generated man page. The multi: header is requires in each .d file and will cause build error if missing or set to an unknown value. Closes #9759 2022-10-18 16:39:43 +08:00			`Multi: boolean`
docs/cmdline: change to .md for cmdline docs - switch all invidual files documenting command line options into .md, as the documentation is now markdown-looking. - made the parser treat 4-space indents as quotes - switch to building the curl.1 manpage using the "mainpage.idx" file, which lists the files to include to generate it, instead of using the previous page-footer/headers. Also, those files are now also .md ones, using the same format. I gave them underscore prefixes to make them sort separately: _NAME.md, _SYNOPSIS.md, _DESCRIPTION.md, _URL.md, _GLOBBING.md, _VARIABLES.md, _OUTPUT.md, _PROTOCOLS.md, _PROGRESS.md, _VERSION.md, _OPTIONS.md, _FILES.md, _ENVIRONMENT.md, _PROXYPREFIX.md, _EXITCODES.md, _BUGS.md, _AUTHORS.md, _WWW.md, _SEEALSO.md - updated test cases accordingly Closes #12751 2024-01-21 06:18:43 +08:00			`See-also:`
			`- fail`
			`Example:`
			`- --remove-on-error -o output $URL`
curl: add --remove-on-error If a transfer returns an error, using this option makes curl remove the leftover downloded (partial) local file before exiting. Added test 376 to verify Closes #8503 2022-02-24 17:30:10 +08:00			`---`
docs/cmdline: change to .md for cmdline docs - switch all invidual files documenting command line options into .md, as the documentation is now markdown-looking. - made the parser treat 4-space indents as quotes - switch to building the curl.1 manpage using the "mainpage.idx" file, which lists the files to include to generate it, instead of using the previous page-footer/headers. Also, those files are now also .md ones, using the same format. I gave them underscore prefixes to make them sort separately: _NAME.md, _SYNOPSIS.md, _DESCRIPTION.md, _URL.md, _GLOBBING.md, _VARIABLES.md, _OUTPUT.md, _PROTOCOLS.md, _PROGRESS.md, _VERSION.md, _OPTIONS.md, _FILES.md, _ENVIRONMENT.md, _PROXYPREFIX.md, _EXITCODES.md, _BUGS.md, _AUTHORS.md, _WWW.md, _SEEALSO.md - updated test cases accordingly Closes #12751 2024-01-21 06:18:43 +08:00
			# `--remove-on-error`

cmdline-opts: language cleanups Use imperative mood consistently for the first sentence describing an option. "Set this" instead "tell curl to set" or "this sets..." Plus some extra cleanups and rephrasing. Closes #13106 2024-03-12 17:34:58 +08:00			`Remove output file if an error occurs. If curl returns an error when told to`
			`save output in a local file. This prevents curl from leaving a partial file in`
			`the case of an error during transfer.`
curl: add --remove-on-error If a transfer returns an error, using this option makes curl remove the leftover downloded (partial) local file before exiting. Added test 376 to verify Closes #8503 2022-02-24 17:30:10 +08:00
tool_operate: make --remove-on-error only remove "real" files Reported-by: Harry Sintonen Assisted-by: Dan Fandrich Closes #12710 2024-01-15 23:49:20 +08:00			`If the output is not a regular file, this option has no effect.`