Get a download from GBIF.
Get a download from GBIF.
occ_download_get(key, path = ".", overwrite = FALSE, ...)
key |
A key generated from a request, like that from |
path |
Path to write zip file to. Default: |
overwrite |
Will only overwrite existing path if TRUE. |
... |
named curl options passed on to
crul::verb-GET. see |
Downloads the zip file to a directory you specify on your machine.
crul::HttpClient() is used internally to write the zip file to
disk. See crul::writing-options. This function only downloads the file.
See occ_download_import to open a downloaded file in your R session.
The speed of this function is of course proportional to the size of the
file to download. For example, a 58 MB file on my machine took about
26 seconds.
see downloads for an overview of GBIF downloads methods
Other downloads:
download_predicate_dsl,
occ_download_cached(),
occ_download_cancel(),
occ_download_dataset_activity(),
occ_download_datasets(),
occ_download_import(),
occ_download_list(),
occ_download_meta(),
occ_download_queue(),
occ_download_wait(),
occ_download()
## Not run:
occ_download_get("0000066-140928181241064")
occ_download_get("0003983-140910143529206", overwrite = TRUE)
## End(Not run)Please choose more modern alternatives, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.