Today we will talk about what is cURL? and why would you use the cURL command in Linux? cURL (Client URL Library) is a computer software project providing a library and command-line tool for transferring data using various protocols. cURL is a tool to transfer data from or to a server, using one of the following supported protocols (DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET and TFTP). The command is designed to work without user interaction. If you are a Linux command line user, you probably came across the cURL command. cURL is a command line tool that most system admins are using on a day to day basis to perform a variety of different tasks. In this article, we will explain what is cURL and why would you want to use it on your Linux VPS.
