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File tools
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.. _qgisfiledownloader:

Download file
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Downloads a file specified using a URL (using for instance ``http:`` or
``file:``).
In other words you can copy/paste a URL and download the file.

Parameters
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   * - Label
     - Name
     - Type
     - Description
   * - **URL**
     - ``URL``
     - [string]
     - The URL of the file to download.
   * - **File destination**
     - ``OUTPUT``
     - [string]

       Default: ``[Save to temporary file]``
     - Specification of the file destination.
       One of:

       * Skip Output
       * Save to a Temporary File
       * Save to File...

       The file encoding can also be changed here.

Outputs
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   * - Label
     - Name
     - Type
     - Description
   * - **File destination**
     - ``OUTPUT``
     - [string]
     - The location of the downloaded file