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description: "Download release assets"
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# gt release download

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Download release assets

## Synopsis

```text
Download the assets of a release (default: the latest) by name or ID, those matching --pattern,
or all of them; --archive downloads the source code instead. Existing files are replaced only with
--clobber, and --output - writes one asset to standard output.
```

```
gt release download [<tag>] [<asset>...] [flags]
```

## Examples

```
# Download every asset of the latest release
$ gt release download

# Download the Linux builds of a release into dist/
$ gt release download v1.0.0 --pattern '*linux*' --dir dist

# Download the source code as a zip file
$ gt release download v1.0.0 --archive zip
```

## Options

```
  -A, --archive string    Download the source code archive {zip|tar.gz}
      --clobber           Replace an existing file
  -D, --dir string        Directory to download into
  -h, --help              help for download
  -O, --output string     File or directory to write to, or - for standard output (default: the download's name)
  -p, --pattern strings   Download the assets whose names match this glob (repeatable)
      --skip-existing     Keep an existing file and skip the download
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --cwd directory       Working directory for repository discovery
      --debug               Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr
      --host URL            Gitea instance URL, including any base path
      --interactive         Allow prompts with machine output
  -q, --jq expression       Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json
      --json fields[="*"]   Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields
      --no-input            Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions
      --remote remote       Git remote used for repository discovery
  -R, --repo OWNER/REPO     Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL
      --sudo user           Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)
      --user name           Account name on the selected instance
  -y, --yes                 Accept confirmations without prompting
```

## SEE ALSO

* [gt release](../release/index.md): Manage releases