tldr/pages/common/curl.md

# curl

> Transfers data from or to a server
> Supports most protocols including HTTP, FTP, POP

- Download a URL to a file

`curl "{{URL}}" -o filename`

- send form-encoded data

`curl --data {{name=bob}} {{http://localhost/form}}`

- send JSON data

`curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d {{'{"name":"bob"}'}} {{http://localhost/login}}`

- specify an HTTP method

`curl -X {{DELETE}} {{http://localhost/item/123}}`

- head request

`curl --head {{http://localhost}}`

- pass a user name and password for server authentication

`curl -u myusername:mypassword {{http://localhost}}`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00			`# curl`

Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`> Transfers data from or to a server`
			`> Supports most protocols including HTTP, FTP, POP`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
A bunch of new pages: common/: dig, gzip, rm, sort, zfs, zpool linux/: apt-get, shutdown osx/: airport, caffeinate, diskutil, networksetup open, pgrep, qlmanage, say, shutdown, sysctl, system_profiler Edits to existing pages: curl: Added simple download example find: Added iname and size exmaples grep: Edited -c description ps: Added wide lines example ssh: edited -D description, added simple port forwarding example unzip: added list option 2014-02-10 20:36:05 +00:00			`- Download a URL to a file`

Fix lint for common 2015-10-22 08:31:52 +01:00			`curl "{{URL}}" -o filename`
A bunch of new pages: common/: dig, gzip, rm, sort, zfs, zpool linux/: apt-get, shutdown osx/: airport, caffeinate, diskutil, networksetup open, pgrep, qlmanage, say, shutdown, sysctl, system_profiler Edits to existing pages: curl: Added simple download example find: Added iname and size exmaples grep: Edited -c description ps: Added wide lines example ssh: edited -D description, added simple port forwarding example unzip: added list option 2014-02-10 20:36:05 +00:00
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`- send form-encoded data`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`curl --data {{name=bob}} {{http://localhost/form}}`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`- send JSON data`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d {{'{"name":"bob"}'}} {{http://localhost/login}}`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`- specify an HTTP method`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`curl -X {{DELETE}} {{http://localhost/item/123}}`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`- head request`
initial commit 2013-12-08 08:56:16 +00:00
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 11:12:16 +00:00			`curl --head {{http://localhost}}`
Add user password -u option to Curl 2014-03-11 15:01:45 +00:00
			`- pass a user name and password for server authentication`

			`curl -u myusername:mypassword {{http://localhost}}`