René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Invoke-WebRequest -OutLeaf","articleBody":"### Summary of the new feature / enhancement\r\n\r\nI would like an ability to download a file with `Invoke-WebRequest` without explicitly providing its name, same as with `curl -O`. The filename should be deduced from the uri, equivalent to `-Uri $Uri -OutFile (Split-Path $Uri)`. If the uri contains query parameters, they are either discarded (`test.txt?param=value` results in `test.txt`), or an error should be given.\r\n\r\nMotivating example can be seen in [`Invoke-WebRequest` example #8](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/invoke-webrequest?view=powershell-7.3#example-8-download-multiple-files-at-the-same-time), the filename is typed twice for every file - once in `Uri` and once in `OutFile`.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, I think that `-OutLeaf` without `-PassThru` should return the full resolved path to the downloaded file, so that it can be stored or piped into `Start-Process` or `Invoke-Command` for immediate execution (useful for e.g. installers).\r\n\r\nSimilar proposals were made in:\r\n* https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues/17554 - Closed due high complexity\r\n* https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/issues/17553 - Closed due overzealous @msftbot \r\n\r\nI agree with the latter, that `-OutDirectory` could be an alternative API, so that you can get `Invoke-WebRequest -OutLeaf` with `Invoke-WebRequest -OutDirectory .`, while also allowing to download files with implicit filename to a different directory.\r\n\r\nOpens:\r\n* Should the filename be url-decoded? I.e. should `Invoke-WebRequest example.com/file%20with%space.txt -OutLeaf` result in `file%20with%20space.txt` or `file with space.txt`? I would say latter, `curl` says former.\r\n\r\n### Proposed technical implementation details (optional)\r\n\r\n_No response_","author":{"url":"https://github.com/dkaszews","@type":"Person","name":"dkaszews"},"datePublished":"2023-07-22T08:15:50.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/20010/PowerShell/issues/20010"}