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How to Download a Branch or Tag from Bitbucket Server using the Command Line

Author By Chandan Kumar
July 26, 2016
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How to download a branch or tag from the bitbucket server using the command line. To download the Bitbucket branch/tag as a zip file from the command line. Do the following steps:

Step 1: Login to your server
Step 2: Copy the below line and change the Username, download zip url as mentioned below.

curl --user #username# -L -O https://bitbucket.org/#team_name#/#repo_name#/get/ 

You need to replace ## value with correct details and it will look like as below:

curl --user chandanavyatech -L -O https://bitbucket.org/avyatech/wp-dev/get/3ec81d47abe4.zip

Step 3: Press Enter and it will ask for a password (bitbucket login password).

Step 4: Once you enter the correct password it will start to download the zip file.

Chandan Kumar

Chandan Kumar

Chandan Kumar doesn't just write code; he builds digital legacies. As the Founder and Team Lead at AvyaTech, Chandan combines high-level strategy with granular technical expertise to turn "what if" into "it's live." When he’s not steering his team through complex development sprints, he’s busy architecting the future of scalable, user-first technology.

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