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 -I {{http://localhost}}`

- Include an extra header:

`curl -H "{{X-MyHeader: 123}}" {{http://localhost}}`

- Pass a user name and password for server authentication:

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

- Retrieve verbose output for a cURL request:

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

- Retrieve super verbose output for a cURL request:

`curl -vvv {{http://localhost}}`
initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00			`# curl`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`> Transfers data from or to a server.`
			`> Supports most protocols including HTTP, FTP, POP.`
initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Download a URL to a file:`
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 12:36:05 -08:00
curl: fix example according to style guide. 2016-01-06 13:05:23 +02:00			`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 12:36:05 -08:00
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Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 22:12:16 +11:00			`curl --data {{name=bob}} {{http://localhost/form}}`
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initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 22:12:16 +11:00			`curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d {{'{"name":"bob"}'}} {{http://localhost/login}}`
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Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Specify an HTTP method:`
initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00
Markdown format closer to the output + highlight replacable tokens 2013-12-09 22:12:16 +11:00			`curl -X {{DELETE}} {{http://localhost/item/123}}`
initial commit 2013-12-08 19:56:16 +11:00
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Update curl.md 2016-01-19 13:13:41 -05:00			`curl -I {{http://localhost}}`
Add user password -u option to Curl 2014-03-11 10:01:45 -05:00
Merge branch 'curl-header' of git://github.com/jamescarlos/tldr into jamescarlos-curl-header 2016-01-12 21:33:40 +02:00			`- Include an extra header:`
curl: add --header example 2016-01-12 11:24:22 -08:00
-H instead of --head for cURL, adding verbose output 2016-01-19 13:09:42 -05:00			`curl -H "{{X-MyHeader: 123}}" {{http://localhost}}`
curl: add --header example 2016-01-12 11:24:22 -08:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Pass a user name and password for server authentication:`
Add user password -u option to Curl 2014-03-11 10:01:45 -05:00
			`curl -u myusername:mypassword {{http://localhost}}`
-H instead of --head for cURL, adding verbose output 2016-01-19 13:09:42 -05:00
			`- Retrieve verbose output for a cURL request:`

			`curl -v {{http://localhost}}`
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			`- Retrieve super verbose output for a cURL request:`
Update curl.md 2016-01-19 13:17:03 -05:00
Update curl.md 2016-01-19 13:14:49 -05:00			`curl -vvv {{http://localhost}}`