48954246 comments on curl

[–] 48954246@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Like curl or this website specifically?

curl is a CLI tool used primarily to interact with webservers.

It can do much more than that, but its unclear what kind of an explanation you're seeking.

[–] TheracAriane@thebrainbin.org [S] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

So it's basically a terminal emulator ?

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[–] 48954246@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Not quite the right way of thinking about it.

curl is a program that can be used from a terminal.

Servers are often interacted with via URLs.

curl is just one of many tools for interacting with them.

If you have access to a terminal with curl installed I would suggest running man curl and having a read of the output.

Alternatively it can be read here:

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[–] 48954246@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

I've see your other posts now and I've come to the conclusion you are trying to figure out how to browse the web via a terminal.

In the biz we call this an https://xyproblem.info/

You were never going to get a satisfying answer with your question.

A better one would have been "how do I browse the web with a terminal"

And people would have directed you to search for things like "terminal browser"

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[–] iii@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

Just in case that is the question - this post confuses me too! - I prefer lynx.

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