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# coreos-installer download

```
Download a CoreOS image

Usage: coreos-installer download [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -s, --stream <name>          Fedora CoreOS stream [default: stable]
  -a, --architecture <name>    Target CPU architecture [default: x86_64]
  -p, --platform <name>        Fedora CoreOS platform name [default: metal]
  -f, --format <name>          Image format [default: raw.xz]
  -u, --image-url <URL>        Manually specify the image URL
  -C, --directory <path>       Destination directory [default: .]
  -d, --decompress             Decompress image and don't save signature
      --insecure               Allow unsigned image
      --stream-base-url <URL>  Base URL for Fedora CoreOS stream metadata
      --fetch-retries <N>      Fetch retries, or "infinite" [default: 0]
  -h, --help                   Print help
```