How to Use Curl in Ubuntu
Curl is a command-line tool used to transfer data from or to a server. It supports various protocols such as HTTP, FTP, SMTP, and many more. In this article, we will learn how to use curl in Ubuntu.
Installing Curl
Before we start using curl, we need to make sure that it is installed on our system. To install curl, open the terminal and type the following command:
sudo apt-get install curl
Basic Usage
The basic syntax of curl is as follows:
curl [options] [URL]
To make a simple GET request, we can use the following command:
curl https://example.com
This will display the HTML content of the website on the terminal.
Sending Data
Curl can also be used to send data to a server. To send data, we need to use the -d
option followed by the data we want to send. For example, to send a POST request with data, we can use the following command:
curl -d "name=John&age=30" https://example.com
This will send a POST request with the data name=John&age=30
to the server.
Headers
Headers are used to provide additional information to the server. Curl allows us to add headers to our requests using the -H
option. For example, to add a custom header to our request, we can use the following command:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer token" https://example.com
This will add the Authorization
header with the value Bearer token
to our request.
Cookies
Cookies are used to store information on the client-side. Curl allows us to send and receive cookies using the -b
and -c
options respectively. For example, to send a cookie with our request, we can use the following command:
curl -b "name=value" https://example.com
This will send a cookie with the name name
and value value
to the server.
To receive cookies from the server, we can use the -c
option followed by the name of the file where we want to store the cookies. For example, to store the cookies in a file named cookies.txt
, we can use the following command:
curl -c cookies.txt https://example.com
Uploading Files
Curl can also be used to upload files to a server. To upload a file, we need to use the -F
option followed by the name of the file we want to upload. For example, to upload a file named file.txt
, we can use the following command:
curl -F "file=@file.txt" https://example.com
This will upload the file file.txt
to the server.
Conclusion
In this article, we learned how to use curl in Ubuntu. We learned how to make simple GET requests, send data, add headers, use cookies, and upload files. Curl is a powerful tool that can be used to interact with servers in various ways. With the knowledge gained from this article, you can now use curl to perform various tasks on the command-line.
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