curl - Transfer Data in Linux
From the Linux Essential Commands cheat sheet · Networking · verified Jul 2026
curl - Transfer Data
Make HTTP requests and download files from command line
bash
# GET request
curl https://api.example.com
# Save to file
curl -o output.html https://example.com
curl -O https://example.com/file.zip
# Follow redirects
curl -L https://example.com
# POST data
curl -X POST -d "key=value" https://api.example.com✅ -O saves file with original name, -o specifies name
💡 -L follows redirects (important for many URLs)
🔍 Use -I to see headers only
networkhttpdownloadcurl
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