How to download a file without installing?

[Anne Wilson]

On Thursday 17 April 2008 02:54:22 pm Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > I have a bug report open regarding the PCMCIA card in my old laptop.  I'm
> > told that system-config-network-1.5.5 should fix it, but of course
> > without the card working I have no connection.
> >
> > I've browsed the yum commands, but don't see any way to download the file
> > to this computer so that I can transfer it to the laptop.  Can yum do
> > this, or do I have to look for it some other way?
>
> # yum install yum-utils
> # yumdownloader <foo>
>
Hmm - problem.  It's already installed on this box, so it tells me that 
there's nothing to download.

Anne