curl & wget
HTTP from the Command Line
curl and wget let you make HTTP requests from the terminal. Essential for API testing and downloading files.bash
# GET request
curl https://api.example.com/data
# POST request with JSON
curl -X POST https://api.example.com/users \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "John", "email": "john@example.com"}'
# Download a file
wget https://example.com/file.tar.gz
# or with curl:
curl -O https://example.com/file.tar.gz
# See response headers
curl -I https://example.comTip:curl is more versatile (supports many protocols), wget is better for downloading files and mirroring websites.
Terminalbash
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