cheatsheets/curl.md

title: Curl

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
-G           # --get: send -d data via get

Headers:

-A <str>     # --user-agent

SSL:

--cacert --capath

-E # --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