Skip to content

Practice Exercise 3: curl

Objectives

Understand and utilize curl with various switches for different functionalities.

Tasks

  • Use the following command to download files using curl: 

    curl -o download.txt a1t-inf-ds-files.acad.opswerks.net/requirements.txt
    The -o flag specifies an output file where the downloaded content will be saved. In this case, it will save the file as download.txt in your current directory.

  • Make an HTTP POST request: 

    curl -X POST -d "name=<YOUR_FIRST_NAME>&age=<YOUR_AGE>" https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users

  • Make an HTTP GET request: 

    curl https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users

  • Use the following command to retrieve the content of a specific webpage: 

    curl https://opswerks.com

Conclusion

In summary, curl is a powerful and flexible tool for transferring data over various network protocols, and it's particularly important in the Linux ecosystem because it simplifies tasks that involve web interactions, making it a handy utility for both everyday users and system administrators