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title: Curl
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Options:

    -o <file>    # --output: write to file
    -u user:pass # --user: Authentication

    -v           # --verbose
    -vv          # Even more verbose

Data options:

    -d <data>    # --data: HTTP post data, URL encoded (eg, status="Hello")
    -G           # --get: send -d data via get

Headers:

    -A <str>         # --user-agent
    -b name=val      # --cookie
    -b FILE          # --cookie
    -H "X-Foo: y"    # --header
    
SSL:

    --cacert <file>
    --capath <dir>

    -E <cert>     # --ecrt: Client cert file
    --cert-type   # der/pem/eng

## Examples

    # Post data:
      curl -d password=x http://x.com/y

    # Auth/data:
      curl -u user:pass -d status="Hello" http://twitter.com/statuses/update.xml