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Command Line #Curl #Basics
curl is an easy to use command line tool to send & receive files, it supports almost most major protocols like FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, POP3, POP3S, SMTP, TELNET in popular use.
Note: curl is actually 'see URL'
# Authentication
$ curl -u username:password http://example.com
# POST
$ curl --data "year=1979&month=march" http://example.com/wish
# GET
$ curl http://example.com/birthdays
# DELETE
$ curl -X "DELETE" http://example.com/wish/1
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