The Complete Guide to cURL Command: Mastering HTTP Requests from Command Line0

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• January 17, 2026

Introduction to cURL cURL (Client URL) is a command-line tool and library for transferring data with URLs. First released in 1997, it has become the standard for making HTTP requests from terminal environments across all operating systems. cURL supports a wide range of protocols including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, SCP, and many others, making it