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Updated: Sep 24, 2008 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html) Updated: Jan 14, 2009 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html)
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libcurl libcurl
A free and easy-to-use client-side URL transfer library, supporting FTP, A free and easy-to-use client-side URL transfer library, supporting FTP,
FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, SCP, SFTP, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, FILE and LDAP. libcurl FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, SCP, SFTP, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, FILE, LDAP and LDAPS.
supports HTTPS certificates, HTTP POST, HTTP PUT, FTP uploading, kerberos, libcurl supports HTTPS certificates, HTTP POST, HTTP PUT, FTP uploading,
HTTP form based upload, proxies, cookies, user+password authentication, kerberos, HTTP form based upload, proxies, cookies, user+password
file transfer resume, http proxy tunneling and more! authentication, file transfer resume, http proxy tunneling and more!
libcurl is highly portable, it builds and works identically on numerous libcurl is highly portable, it builds and works identically on numerous
platforms, including Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Darwin, HPUX, platforms, including Solaris, NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Darwin, HPUX,
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A command line tool for getting or sending files using URL syntax. A command line tool for getting or sending files using URL syntax.
Since curl uses libcurl, it supports a range of common Internet protocols, Since curl uses libcurl, it supports a range of common Internet protocols,
currently including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, TFTP, LDAP, DICT, currently including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, TFTP, LDAP, LDAPS,
TELNET and FILE. DICT, TELNET and FILE.
We pronounce curl and cURL with an initial k sound: [kurl]. We pronounce curl and cURL with an initial k sound: [kurl].
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Project cURL is entirely free and open. No person gets paid for developing Project cURL is entirely free and open. No person gets paid for developing
(lib)curl. We do this voluntarily on our spare time. (lib)curl. We do this voluntarily on our spare time.
We get some help from companies. Contactor Data hosts the curl web site, We get some help from companies. CAG Contactor hosts the curl web site, Haxx
Haxx owns the curl web site's domain and sourceforge.net hosts project owns the curl web site's domain and sourceforge.net hosts project services
services we take advantage from, like the bug tracker. Also, some companies we take advantage from, like the bug tracker. Also, some companies have
have sponsored certain parts of the development in the past and I hope some sponsored certain parts of the development in the past and I hope some will
will continue to do so in the future. continue to do so in the future.
If you want to support our project, consider a donation or a banner-program If you want to support our project, consider a donation or a banner-program
or even better: by helping us coding, documenting, testing etc. or even better: by helping us coding, documenting, testing etc.
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as used by numerous applications that include libcurl binaries in their as used by numerous applications that include libcurl binaries in their
distribution packages (like Adobe Acrobat Reader and Google Earth). distribution packages (like Adobe Acrobat Reader and Google Earth).
More than 80 known named companies use curl in commercial environments and More than 90 known named companies use curl in commercial environments and
products. More than 100 known named open source projects depend on products. More than 100 known named open source projects depend on
(lib)curl. (lib)curl.