[Conkeror] [PATCH 2/2 (v3)] save_uri: optionally use a temporary download file

[John J Foerch]

David Kettler <kettler at internode.on.net> writes:
> This is useful when it is undesirable for some other tool to attempt
> to open the downloaded file before it is complete.
>
> If $temp_file is specified then the uri is downloaded to that file and
> then renamed to the output_file when the download is finished.  If
> $temp_file is the value true then a new temporary file in the same
> directory as output_file is used.
>
> The download manager indicates this by showing the temp_file name with
> the output_file name following parenthetically.  When the download is
> complete and the file is renamed, the download manager will update to
> show the new name.
>
> Note that this save_uri usage of the term "temporary" is different to
> the download-manager usage; in that case the file is deleted, not
> renamed.


Sounds good.

-- 
John Foerch