curl
Transfers data from or to a server. Supports most protocols, including HTTP, FTP, and POP3. More information: <https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html>.
Install
- All systems
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curl cmd.cat/curl.sh
- Debian
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apt-get install curl - Ubuntu
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apt-get install curl -
Alpine
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apk add curl - Arch Linux
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pacman -S curl - Kali Linux
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apt-get install curl - CentOS
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yum install curl - Fedora
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dnf install curl - Windows (WSL2)
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sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install curl - OS X
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brew install curl - Raspbian
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apt-get install curl - Dockerfile
- dockerfile.run/curl
- Docker
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docker run cmd.cat/curl curlpowered by Commando
Transfers data from or to a server. Supports most protocols, including HTTP, FTP, and POP3. More information: <https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html>.
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Download the contents of a URL to a file:
curl http://example.com --output path/to/file -
Download a file, saving the output under the filename indicated by the URL:
curl --remote-name http://example.com/filename -
Download a file, following location redirects, and automatically continuing (resuming) a previous file transfer and return an error on server error:
curl --fail --remote-name --location --continue-at - http://example.com/filename -
Send form-encoded data (POST request of type `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`). Use `--data @file_name` or `--data @'-'` to read from STDIN:
curl --data 'name=bob' http://example.com/form -
Send a request with an extra header, using a custom HTTP method:
curl --header 'X-My-Header: 123' --request PUT http://example.com -
Send data in JSON format, specifying the appropriate content-type header:
curl --data '{"name":"bob"}' --header 'Content-Type: application/json' http://example.com/users/1234 -
Pass a username and prompt for a password to authenticate to the server:
curl --user username http://example.com -
Pass client certificate and key for a resource, skipping certificate validation:
curl --cert client.pem --key key.pem --insecure https://example.com
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