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What is curl?

curl is a command-line tool and library for transferring data with URLs. It supports various protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, etc.) and is commonly used for downloading files, making API requests, and testing web services. It is a versatile tool for interacting with servers from the command line or within scripts.

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What other technologies are related to curl?

curl Competitor Technologies

wget

wget is a command-line utility for retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP, similar to curl.

mentioned alongside curl in 79% (161) of relevant job posts

Postman

Postman is a GUI-based tool for testing APIs, providing a user-friendly alternative to curl for some use cases.

mentioned alongside curl in 2% (2.1k) of relevant job posts

netcat

netcat is a utility for reading from and writing to network connections using TCP or UDP. While more general purpose, it overlaps with some of curl's functionality for data transfer.

mentioned alongside curl in 11% (93) of relevant job posts

curl Complementary Technologies

tcpdump/wireshark

Network packet analyzers. These tools can be used to inspect the traffic generated by curl, making them complementary for debugging and analysis.

mentioned alongside curl in 70% (199) of relevant job posts

HAR file analysis

HAR (HTTP Archive) files record web browser's interaction with a site. Curl can be used to generate traffic that could be analyzed by HAR analysis tools. Therefore, HAR analysis is complementary.

mentioned alongside curl in 86% (56) of relevant job posts

HTTP/S

HTTP/HTTPS are the protocols curl uses. It's fundamentally complementary.

mentioned alongside curl in 5% (496) of relevant job posts