curl

a year ago by TheracAriane to c/linux

Can someone please explain what this is ?

48954246 3 points a year ago

Like curl or this website specifically?

curl is a CLI tool used primarily to interact with webservers.

It can do much more than that, but its unclear what kind of an explanation you're seeking.

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TheracAriane 1 point a year ago

So it's basically a terminal emulator ?

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48954246 4 points a year ago

Not quite the right way of thinking about it.

curl is a program that can be used from a terminal.

Servers are often interacted with via URLs.

curl is just one of many tools for interacting with them.

If you have access to a terminal with curl installed I would suggest running man curl and having a read of the output.

Alternatively it can be read here:

https://www.man7.org/...

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48954246 3 points a year ago

I've see your other posts now and I've come to the conclusion you are trying to figure out how to browse the web via a terminal.

In the biz we call this an https://xyproblem.info/

You were never going to get a satisfying answer with your question.

A better one would have been "how do I browse the web with a terminal"

And people would have directed you to search for things like "terminal browser"

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iii 2 points a year ago

Just in case that is the question - this post confuses me too! - I prefer lynx.

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sorrybookbroke 1 point a year ago

Curl is a tool used to ask servers and websites for information from the command line. It outputs this information to you directly as stdout instead of just downloading a file to a given location. You can use pipes and redirections to work with this though

Usually it's used by developers.

Personally, I use it to get files from github or websites. If can also be used to send stuff to a server.

It's a very simple tool that just sends the request and gives the answer. If you were to point it at a website you'd get back the code a browser would normally use to make the website on your end.

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