curl is a tool for transferring data from or to a server using URLs. It supports these protocols: DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTMPS, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, WS and WSS.
How to use it
To download a file run
curl-snap.curl http://example.com --output /tmp/my.file
To silently download a file run
curl-snap.curl http://example.com --output /tmp/my.file --silent
The downloaded file will be available here /tmp/snap-private-tmp/snap.curl-snap/tmp
For a better comprehension of the tool, run
curl-snap.curl --help
Before using it
Remember to connect the home interface to this snap if you want to save directly to your home user folder. Just run
snap connect curl-snap:home
After connecting the home interface you can run curl in this way
curl-snap.curl http://example.com --output my.file
Your file will be downloaded in your home user folder
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Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
To install curl, simply use the following command:
sudo snap install curl-snap
Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap.
Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit snapcraft.io now.
