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cURL - Command Line URL viewer

bullet Introduction
cURL is a multi-protocol tool for viewing and downloading remote files. It supports FTP, TELNET, LDAP, GOPHER, DICT, FILE, HTTP, and HTTPS protocols, and can be run from the command line.

 

bullet Installation
To install cURL, run the following command from your server's SSH or Telnet prompt:
% vinstall curl

You will probably want to add the path for cURL to your shell path variable. If you are using csh (the default shell), add ~/usr/local/curl/bin to the end of the path settings:

set path=(/bin /usr/bin /usr/local/bin ~/bin ~/usr/bin ~/usr/local/bin /usr/local/curl/bin)
    

To update your current shell, run the command:

% source ~/.cshrc

 

bullet Usage
To run cURL, connet to your server using SSH or Telnet. You can open your homepage in curl by using the following command:
% virtual curl http://YOUR-DOMAIN.NAME
    

 

bullet Documentation
You can find detailed information on how to run cURL at their website:
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/


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