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cURL Explained: What Is It and What Are the Alternatives?

Client Uniform Resource Locator (cURL) is a command-line tool that enables you to send requests using any network protocol. This way, cURL facilitates data transfer/exchange. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, POP3, POP3S, LDAP, LDAPS, DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, GOPHER, IMAP, IMAPS, MQTT, RTMP, RTMPS, RTSP, TFTP, TELNET, …