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# lwp-request
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> Simple command-line HTTP client.
> Built with libwww-perl.
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> More information: <https://metacpan.org/pod/lwp-request>.
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- Make a simple GET request:
`lwp-request -m GET {{http://example.com/some/path}}`
- Upload a file with a POST request:
`cat {{path/to/file}} | lwp-request -m POST {{http://example.com/some/path}}`
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- Make a request with a custom user agent:
`lwp-request -H 'User-Agent: {{user_agent}} -m {{METHOD}} {{http://example.com/some/path}}`
- Make a request with HTTP authentication:
`lwp-request -C {{username}}:{{password}} -m {{METHOD}} {{http://example.com/some/path}}`
- Make a request and print request headers:
`lwp-request -U -m {{METHOD}} {{http://example.com/some/path}}`
- Make a request and print response headers and status chain:
`lwp-request -E -m {{METHOD}} {{http://example.com/some/path}}`