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# http
> HTTPie: HTTP client, a user-friendly cURL replacement.
- Download a URL to a file:
`http -d {{example.org}}`
- Send form-encoded data:
`http -f {{example.org}} {{name='bob'}} {{profile_picture@'bob.png'}}`
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- Send JSON object:
`http {{example.org}} {{name='bob'}}`
- Specify an HTTP method:
`http {{HEAD}} {{example.org}}`
- Include an extra header:
`http {{example.org}} {{X-MyHeader:123}}`
- Pass a user name and password for server authentication:
`http -a {{username:password}} {{example.org}}`
- Specify raw request body via stdin:
`cat data.txt | http PUT example.org`