cURL Commands

Basic Requests

Simple HTTP requests to fetch content.

HTTP Methods

Different HTTP methods for REST APIs.

Sending Data

Send data in request body.

Headers

Add custom HTTP headers.

Authentication

Various authentication methods.

File Uploads

Upload files with multipart form data.

Downloading

Save responses to files.

Redirects & Cookies

Handle redirects and cookies.

SSL/TLS

Handle HTTPS connections.

Timeouts & Retries

Control connection behavior.

Proxy Settings

Route through proxy servers.

JSON APIs

Common REST API patterns.

Output Formatting

Control output format.

Useful Examples

Real-world examples.

cURL Commands

Interactive terminal for learning cURL HTTP client commands. Click buttons in the sidebar or type commands directly.

Example Code

HTML and JavaScript to create this interactive cURL terminal demo.

HTML

<terminal-window id="terminal" theme="dark" prompt="$ " cursor-style="block" cursor-blink="true" welcome="cURL Tutorial - Type 'help' for available commands." ></terminal-window>

JavaScript

import { registerCurlCommands } from './commands/curl-commands.js'; const terminal = document.getElementById('terminal'); // Register all cURL commands registerCurlCommands(terminal); // Helper to run commands from buttons function run(cmd) { terminal.executeCommand(cmd); }

Custom Command Example

// Simulated curl command handler terminal.registerCommand('curl', (args) => { const url = args.find(a => a.startsWith('http')); const method = args.includes('-X') ? args[args.indexOf('-X') + 1] : 'GET'; // Return simulated response return JSON.stringify({ message: 'Success', method: method, url: url }, null, 2); });