cURL
Client-side URL library and command-line tool for transferring data using commonplace network protocols.
What is cURL?
cURL is a computer software project providing a library and command-line tool for transferring data using various protocols with URL syntax: supporting FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, LDAP, LDAPS and FILE. cUrl supports HTTPS certificates, HTTP POST, HTTP PUT, FTP uploading, kerberos, HTTP form based upload, proxies, cookies, user+password authentication, file transfer resume, http proxy tunneling and a busload of other useful tricks.
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- Developed byDaniel Stenberg
- LicensingOpen Source and Free product.
- Written in
- RatingAverage rating of 4.8
- Alternatives26 alternatives listed
Supported Languages
- English
GitHub repository
- 30,302 Stars
- 5,793 Forks
- 85 Open Issues
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Tags
- HTTP Client
- FTP Client
- API Client
- File transfer
Recent user activities on cURL
- ks387 added Lightweight as a feature to cURLks
ks387 thinks Wget is an alternative to cURL- ks387 liked cURLks
After reading this, I want you to take a look at the cURL manual. There is so much you can do with this tool it blows my mind.
Use command like this to troubleshoot websites with 3XX redirects: curl --silent --verbose --location --output /dev/null --url example.com
Efficient, popular with good integration with other libraries