Download an object from a MinIO bucket with mc get or mc cp

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Documented steps

Download an object to a local file: mc get ALIAS/BUCKET/object.txt /local/path/ (or mc cp ALIAS/BUCKET/object.txt /local/).
Download a whole bucket or prefix recursively with --recursive.
Use --preserve to keep last-modified timestamps and file metadata on download.
To stream content to stdout without a file, use mc cat ALIAS/BUCKET/object.txt.
Verify with mc stat ALIAS/BUCKET/object.txt to see size and version.

Known gotchas

When downloading a private object you must use the alias that holds valid credentials; anonymous (public) buckets work without them.
For resumable or large transfers, mc cp uses checksums and can recover; mc get is more direct.
Official docs: https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/reference/minio-mc/mc-get.html and https://min.io/docs/minio/linux/reference/minio-mc/mc-cp.html

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