CURL Commands Cheat Sheet
Here is a cli commands cheat sheet for CURL command, you can use this as a quick reminder for basic commands with a brief description for each of the commands.
What is CURL command?
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# To download a file:
curl
# To download and rename a file:
curl -o
# To download multiple files:
curl -O -O
# To download all sequentially numbered files (1-24):
curl http://example.com/pic[1-24].jpg
# To download a file and pass HTTP authentication:
curl -u :
# To download a file with a proxy:
curl -x :
# To download a file over FTP:
curl -u : -O ftp://example.com/pub/file.zip
# To get an FTP directory listing:
curl ftp://username:[email protected]
# To resume a previously failed download:
curl -C - -o
# To fetch only the HTTP headers from a response:
curl -I
# To fetch your external IP and network info as JSON:
curl http://ifconfig.me/all.json
# To limit the rate of a download:
curl --limit-rate 1000B -O
# To get your global IP:
curl httpbin.org/ip
# To get only the HTTP status code:
curl -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}\n' -s -I URL
Check out the CURL command documentation .
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