--abstract-unix-socket <path> |
Connect through abstract Unix socket instead through a network.
Example:
curl --abstract-unix-socket socketpath https://example.com |
--alt-svc <file name> | Enable alt-svc parser.
Example:
curl --alt-svc svc.txt https://example.com |
--anyauth | Curl finds and uses the most secure authentication method for the given HTTP URL.
Example:
curl --anyauth --user me:pass https://example.com |
-a, --append | Append to the target file.
Example:
curl --upload-file local --append ftp://example.com/ |
--aws-sigv4 <provider1[:provider2[:region[:service]]]> | Use AWS V4 signature authentication.
Example:
curl --aws-sigv4 "aws:amz:east-2:es" --user "key:secret" https://example.com |
--basic | Use HTTP basic authentication.
Example:
curl -u name:password --basic https://example.com |
--cacert <file> | Use the specified file for certificate verification.
Example:
curl --cacert CA-file.txt https://example.com |
--capath <dir> | Use the specified directory to look for the certificates.
Example:
curl --capath /local/directory https://example.com |
--cert-status | Verify the server certificate status.
Example:
curl --cert-status https://example.com |
--cert-type <type> | Specify the type of the provided certificate. The recognized types are PEM (default), DER, ENG and P12.
Example:
curl --cert-type ENG --cert file https://example.com |
-E, --cert <certificate[:password]> | Use the provided certificate file when working with a SSL-based protocol.
Example:
curl --cert certfile --key keyfile https://example.com |
--ciphers <list of ciphers> | Provide ciphers to be used in the connection.
Example:
curl --ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-CCM8 https://example.com |
--compressed-ssh | Enable built-in SSH compression.
Example:
curl --compressed-ssh sftp://example.com/ |
--compressed | Request to receive a compressed response.
Example:
curl --compressed https://example.com |
-K, --config <file> | Provide a text file with curl arguments, instead of writing them on the command line.
Example:
curl --config file.txt https://example.com |
--connect-timeout <fractional seconds> | Specify maximum time a curl connection may last.
Example:
curl --connect-timeout 30 https://example.com |
--connect-to <HOST1:PORT1:HOST2:PORT2> | Provide a connection rule to direct requests at a specific server cluster node.
Example:
curl --connect-to example.com:443:example.net:8443 https://example.com |
-C, --continue-at <offset> | Resume file transfer at the offset specified.
curl -C 400 https://example.com
|
-c, --cookie-jar <filename> | Specify a file for storing cookies.
curl -c store.txt https://example.com
|
-b, --cookie <data|filename> | Read cookies from a file.
Example:
curl -b cookiefile https://example.com |
--create-dirs | Create the local directories for the --output option.
Example:
curl --create-dirs --output local/dir/file https://example.com |
--create-file-mode <mode> | Specify which mode to set upon file creation.
Example:
curl --create-file-mode 0777 -T localfile sftp://example.com/new |
--crlf | Convert LF to CRLF.
curl --crlf -T file ftp://example.com/
|
--crlfile <file> | Provide a Certificate Revocation List for peer certificates.
curl --crlfile revoke.txt https://example.com
|
--curves <algorithm list> | Provide curves for establishing an SSL session.
Example:
curl --curves X25519 https://example.com |
--data-ascii <data> | See -d, --data.
Example:
curl --data-ascii @file https://example.com |
--data-binary <data> | Post data as specified, without extra processing.
curl --data-binary @filename https://example.com
|
--data-raw <data> | Same as -d, --data, but the @ character is not treated differently from the rest.
curl --data-raw "@@" https://example.com
|
--data-urlencode <data> | Same as -d, --data, but perform URL encoding.
Example:
curl --data-urlencode name=val https://example.com |
-d, --data <data> | Send data to a HTTP server in a POST request.
Example:
curl -d "name=curl" https://example.com |
--delegation <LEVEL> | Specify when the server is allowed to delegate credentials.
Example:
curl --delegation "always" https://example.com |
--digest | Enable HTTP Digest authentication.
Example:
curl -u name:password --digest https://example.com |
--disable-eprt | Disable EPRT and LPRT commands for active FTP transfers.
Example:
curl --disable-eprt ftp://example.com/ |
--disable-epsv | Disable EPSV for passive FTP transfers.
Example:
curl --disable-epsv ftp://example.com/ |
-q, --disable | Disable the reading of the curlrc config file.
curl -q https://example.com
|
--disallow-username-in-url | Exit if provided with a URL that contains a username.
Example:
curl --disallow-username-in-url https://example.com |
--dns-interface <interface> | Specify an interface for outgoing DNS requests.
Example:
curl --dns-interface eth0 https://example.com |
--dns-ipv4-addr <address> | Specify an IPv4 address from which the DNS requests will come.
Example:
curl --dns-ipv4-addr 10.1.2.3 https://example.com |
--dns-ipv6-addr <address> | Specify an IPv6 address from which the DNS requests will come.
Example:
curl --dns-ipv6-addr 2a04:4e42::561 https://example.com |
--dns-servers <addresses> | Specify your own list of DNS servers.
Example:
curl --dns-servers 192.168.0.1,192.168.0.2 https://example.com |
--doh-cert-status | --cert-status for DNS-over-HTTPS.
Example:
curl --doh-cert-status --doh-url https://doh.server https://example.com |
--doh-insecure | -k, --insecure for DoH.
Example:
curl --doh-insecure --doh-url https://doh.server https://example.com |
--doh-url <URL> | Specify a DoH server for hostname resolution.
Example:
curl --doh-url https://doh.server https://example.com |
-D, --dump-header <filename> | Specify a file for writing protocol headers.
Example:
curl --dump-header store.txt https://example.com |
--egd-file <file> | Provide a path for the EGD socket.
Example:
curl --egd-file /path/here https://example.com |
--engine <name> | Specify an OpenSSL crypto engine.
Example:
curl --engine flavor https://example.com |
--etag-compare <file> | Request an ETag read from a file.
Example:
curl --etag-compare etag.txt https://example.com |
--etag-save <file> | Save a HTTP ETag to a file.
Example:
curl --etag-save etag.txt https://example.com |
--expect100-timeout <seconds> | Maximum wait time for a 100-continue response.
Example:
curl --expect100-timeout 2.5 -T file https://example.com |
--fail-early | Tell curl to fail and exit when it detects the first error in transfer.
Example:
curl --fail-early https://example.com https://two.example |
--fail-with-body | If the server returns an error with code 400 or greater, curl saves the content and returns error 22.
Example:
curl --fail-with-body https://example.com |
-f, --fail | If the server returns an error, curl fails silently and returns error 22.
Example:
curl --fail https://example.com |
--false-start | Use false start on TLS handshake.
Example:
curl --false-start https://example.com |
--form-string <name=string> | Similar to -F, --form, but the value strings are processed literally.
Example:
curl --form-string "data" https://example.com |
-F, --form <name=content> | Emulate a form with a Submit button that has been pressed. The @ sign forces the content to be a file. The < sign extracts only the content part of the file.
Example:
curl --form "name=curl" --form "" https://example.com |
--ftp-account <data> | Specify the account data for the FTP server.
Example:
curl --ftp-account "account_data" ftp://example.com/ |
--ftp-alternative-to-user <command> | Specify the command to be sent if the username and password authentication fails.
Example:
curl --ftp-alternative-to-user "U53r" ftp://example.com |
--ftp-create-dirs | If the specified directory does not exist, curl will attempt to create it.
Example:
curl --ftp-create-dirs -T file ftp://example.com/dirs/one/file |
--ftp-method <method> | Specify a method to be used for obtaining files over FTP. Available methods are multicwd, nocwd, and singlecwd.
Example:
curl --ftp-method multicwd ftp://example.com/dir1/dir2/file |
--ftp-pasv | Use passive data connection mode.
Example:
curl --ftp-pasv ftp://example.com/ |
-P, --ftp-port <address> | Reverse the default roles for the FTP connection.
Example:
curl -P eth0 ftp:/example.com |
--ftp-pret | Send the PRET command before PASV/EPSV.
Example:
curl --ftp-pret ftp://example.com/ |
--ftp-skip-pasv-ip | Do not use the IP address suggested by the server. curl will use the control connection IP.
Example:
curl --ftp-skip-pasv-ip ftp://example.com/ |
--ftp-ssl-ccc-mode <active/passive> | Set the Clear Command Channel (CCC) mode.
Example:
curl --ftp-ssl-ccc-mode active --ftp-ssl-ccc ftps://example.com/ |
--ftp-ssl-ccc | After the authentication is complete, the SSL/TLS layer is eliminated, allowing for unencrypted communication.
Example:
curl --ftp-ssl-ccc ftps://example.com/ |
--ftp-ssl-control | Use SSL/TLS for logging in, stop the encryption when the data transfer starts.
Example:
curl --ftp-ssl-control ftp://example.com |
-G, --get | Use HTTP GET request instead of POST.
Example:
curl --get -d "tool=curl" -d "age=old" https://example.com |
-g, --globoff | Disable the URL globbing parser.
Example:
curl -g "https://example.com/{[]}}}}" |
--happy-eyeballs-timeout-ms <milliseconds> | Use the Happy Eyeballs algorithm for connecting to dual-stack hosts.
Example:
curl --happy-eyeballs-timeout-ms 500 https://example.com |
--haproxy-protocol | Use HAProxy PROXY protocol v1 header.
Example:
curl --haproxy-protocol https://example.com |
-I, --head | Obtain only headers.
Example:
curl -I https://example.com |
-H, --header <header/@file> | Specify an additional header to be sent in the HTTP request.
Example:
curl -H "X-First-Name: Joe" https://example.com |
-h, --help <category> | See help for a specific category. all lists all the available options.
Example:
curl --help all |
--hostpubmd5 <md5> | Pass a 32-digit hexadecimal string.
Example:
curl --hostpubmd5 e5c1c49020640a5ab0f2034854c321a8 sftp://example.com/ |
--hsts <file name> | Enable HSTS.
Example:
curl --hsts cache.txt https://example.com |
--http0.9 | Accept a HTTP version 0.9 response.
Example:
curl --http0.9 https://example.com |
-0, --http1.0 | Use HTTP version 1.0.
Example:
curl --http1.0 https://example.com |
--http1.1 | Use HTTP version 1.1.
Example:
curl --http1.1 https://example.com |
--http2-prior-knowledge | Use HTTP version 2.0. Use this option if you know that the server supports this HTTP version.
Example:
curl --http2-prior-knowledge https://example.com |
--http2 | Attempt to use HTTP version 2.0.
Example:
curl --http2 https://example.com |
--http3 | Use HTTP version 3.0. This is an experimental option.
Example:
curl --http3 https://example.com |
--ignore-content-length | Ignore the Content-Length header.
Example:
curl --ignore-content-length https://example.com |
-i, --include | Specify that the output should include the HTTP response headers.
Example:
curl -i https://example.com |
-k, --insecure | Allow curl to work with insecure connections.
Example:
curl --insecure https://example.com |
--interface <name> | Specify the interface for performing an action.
Example:
curl --interface eth0 https://example.com |
-4, --ipv4 | Only resolve names to IPv4 addresses.
Example:
curl --ipv4 https://example.com |
-6, --ipv6 | Only resolve names to IPv6 addresses.
Example:
curl --ipv6 https://example.com |
-j, --junk-session-cookies | Discard session cookies.
Example:
curl --junk-session-cookies -b cookies.txt https://example.com |
--keepalive-time <seconds> | Specify the idle time for the connection before it sends keepalive probes.
Example:
curl --keepalive-time 30 https://example.com |
--key-type <type> | Specify the type of the private key. Available types are PEM (default), DER, and ENG.
Example:
curl --key-type ENG --key here https://example.com |
--key <key> | Specify the file containing the private key.
Example:
curl --cert certificate --key here https://example.com |
--krb <level> | Enable and use Kerberos authentication. Available levels are clear, safe, confidential, and private (default).
Example:
curl --krb clear ftp://example.com/ |
--libcurl <file> | Obtain C source code for the specified command line operation.
Example:
curl --libcurl client.c https://example.com |
--limit-rate <speed> | Specify the maximum upload and download transfer rate.
Example:
curl --limit-rate 100K https://example.com |
-l, --list-only | Force a name-only view.
Example:
curl --list-only ftp://example.com/dir/ |
--local-port <num/range> | Specify the port numbers to be used for the connection.
Example:
curl --local-port 1000-3000 https://example.com |
--location-trusted | Similar to -L, --location, but enables you to send name and password to all redirections.
Example:
curl --location-trusted -u user:pass https://example.com |
-L, --location | Allow curl to follow any redirections.
Example:
curl -L https://example.com |
--login-options <options> | Specify the login options for email server authentication.
Example:
curl --login-options 'AUTH=*' imap://example.com |
--mail-auth <address> | Provide a single address as the identity.
Example:
curl --mail-auth -T mail smtp://example.com/ |
--mail-from <address> | Provide a single "from" address.
Example:
curl --mail-from -T mail smtp://example.com/ |
--mail-rcpt-allowfails | Allows curl to continue with SMTP conversation if one of the recipients fails.
Example:
curl --mail-rcpt-allowfails --mail-rcpt smtp://example.com |
--mail-rcpt <address> | Provide a single "to" address.
Example:
curl --mail-rcpt smtp://example.com |
-M, --manual | Read the curl manual.
Example:
curl --manual |
--max-filesize <bytes> | Provide the maximum size of the file to be downloaded.
Example:
curl --max-filesize 500K https://example.com |
--max-redirs <num> | Specify the maximum number of redirections when --location is active.
Example:
curl --max-redirs 3 --location https://example.com |
-m, --max-time <fractional seconds> | Specify the maximum time for an operation.
Example:
curl --max-time 5.52 https://example.com |
--metalink | Specify a metalink resource. This option is disabled in the newest versions of curl.
Example:
curl --metalink file https://example.com |
--negotiate | Enable SPNEGO authentication.
Example:
curl --negotiate -u : https://example.com |
--netrc-file <filename> | Like --n, --netrc, but allows you to specify the file to be used.
Example:
curl --netrc-file netrc https://example.com |
--netrc-optional | Like --n, --netrc, but using netrc is optional.
Example:
curl --netrc-optional https://example.com |
-n, --netrc | Search the netrc file for login information.
Example:
curl --netrc https://example.com |
-:, --next | Use the option to separate URL requests.
Example:
curl -I https://example.com --next https://example.net/ |
--no-alpn | Disable ALPN TLS extension.
Example:
curl --no-alpn https://example.com |
-N, --no-buffer | Disable output stream buffer.
Example:
curl --no-buffer https://example.com |
--no-keepalive | Disable keepalive messages.
Example:
curl --no-keepalive https://example.com |
--no-npn | Disable NPN TLS extension.
Example:
curl --no-npn https://example.com |
--no-progress-meter | Disable the progress bar but display any other message.
Example:
curl --no-progress-meter -o store https://example.com |
--no-sessionid | Disable the caching of SSL session-ID.
Example:
curl --no-sessionid https://example.com |
--noproxy <no-proxy-list> | List the hosts which should not use a proxy.
Example:
curl --noproxy "www.example" https://example.com |
--ntlm-wb | Like --ntlm, but also hands authentication to ntlmauth.
Example:
curl --ntlm-wb -u user:password https://example.com |
--ntlm | Enable NTLM authentication.
Example:
curl --ntlm -u user:password https://example.com |
--oauth2-bearer <token> | Provide a Bearer Token for OAUTH 2.0.
Example:
curl --oauth2-bearer "mF_9.B5f-4.1JqM" https://example.com |
--output-dir <dir> | Specify the output file directory.
Example:
curl --output-dir "tmp" -O https://example.com |
-o, --output <file> | Store output in a file. The output is not shown in stdout.
Example:
curl -o file https://example.com -o file2 https://example.net |
--parallel-immediate | Prefer parallel connections to waiting for new connections or multiplexed streams.
Example:
curl --parallel-immediate -Z https://example.com -o file1 https://example.com -o file2 |
--parallel-max <num> | Specify the maximum number of parallel connections.
Example:
curl --parallel-max 100 -Z https://example.com ftp://example.com/ |
-Z, --parallel | Perform transfers in parallel.
Example:
curl --parallel https://example.com -o file1 https://example.com -o file2 |
--pass <phrase> | Specify a private key passphrase.
Example:
curl --pass secret --key file https://example.com |
--path-as-is | Prevent curl from merging /./ and /../ sequences.
Example:
curl --path-as-is https://example.com/../../etc/passwd |
--pinnedpubkey <hashes> | Specify a public key for curl to use.
Example:
curl --pinnedpubkey keyfile https://example.com |
--post301 | Prevent curl from converting POST to GET requests after a 301 redirection.
Example:
curl --post301 --location -d "data" https://example.com |
--post302 | Prevent curl from converting POST to GET requests after a 302 redirection.
curl --post302 --location -d "data" https://example.com
|
--post303 | Prevent curl from converting POST to GET requests after a 303 redirection.
Example:
curl --post303 --location -d "data" https://example.com |
--preproxy [protocol://]host[:port] | Use the SOCKS proxy as a pre-proxy.
Example:
curl --preproxy socks5://proxy.example -x http://http.example https://example.com |
-#, --progress-bar | Use the simple progress bar.
Example:
curl -# -O https://example.com |
--proto-default <protocol> | Specify which protocol curl should use for URLs without a scheme name.
Example:
curl --proto-default https ftp.example.com |
--proto-redir <protocols> | Specify which protocols curl should use on redirection.
Example:
curl --proto-redir =http,https https://example.com |
--proto <protocols> | Specify which protocols curl should use for transfers.
Example:
curl --proto =http,https,sftp https://example.com |
--proxy-anyauth | Curl should choose an appropriate authentication method.
Example:
curl --proxy-anyauth --proxy-user user:passwd -x proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-basic | Use HTTP Basic for communication with a proxy.
Example:
curl --proxy-basic --proxy-user user:passwd -x proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-cacert <file> | --cacert for HTTPS proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-cacert CA-file.txt -x https://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-capath <dir> | --capath for HTTPS proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-capath /local/directory -x https://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-cert-type <type> | --cert-type for HTTPS proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-cert-type PEM --proxy-cert file -x https://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-cert <cert[:passwd]> | -E, --cert for HTTPS proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-cert file -x https://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-ciphers <list> | --ciphers for HTTPS proxies.
curl --proxy-ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-CCM8 -x https://proxy https://example.com
|
--proxy-crlfile <file> | --crlfile for HTTPS proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-crlfile rejects.txt -x https://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-digest | Use HTTP Digest authentication with a proxy.
Example:
curl --proxy-digest --proxy-user user:passwd -x proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-header <header/@file> | -H, --header for proxy communication.
Example:
curl --proxy-header "Host:" -x http://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-insecure | -k, --insecure for HTTPS proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-insecure -x https://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-key-type <type> | --key-type for HTTPS proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-key-type DER --proxy-key here -x https://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-key <key> | --key for HTTPS proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-key here -x https://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-negotiate | --negotiate for proxy communication.
Example:
curl --proxy-negotiate --proxy-user user:passwd -x proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-ntlm | Use HTTP NTLM authentication with a proxy.
Example:
curl --proxy-ntlm --proxy-user user:passwd -x http://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-pass <phrase> | --pass for HTTPS proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-pass secret --proxy-key here -x https://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-pinnedpubkey <hashes> | Specify the public key for proxy verification.
Example:
curl --proxy-pinnedpubkey keyfile https://example.com |
--proxy-service-name <name> | Specify the service name for proxy communciation.
Example:
curl --proxy-service-name "shrubbery" -x proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-ssl-allow-beast | --ssl-allow-beast for HTTPS proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-ssl-allow-beast -x https://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-ssl-auto-client-cert | --ssl-auto-client-cert for HTTPS proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-ssl-auto-client-cert -x https://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-tls13-ciphers <ciphersuite list> | Specifies the list of cipher suites to use in negotiating TLS 1.3 for proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-tls13-ciphers TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 -x proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-tlsauthtype <type> | --tlsauthtype for HTTPS proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-tlsauthtype SRP -x https://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-tlspassword <string> | --tlspassword for HTTPS proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-tlspassword passwd -x https://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-tlsuser <name> | --tlsuser for HTTPS proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-tlsuser smith -x https://proxy https://example.com |
--proxy-tlsv1 | -1, --tlsv1 for HTTPS proxies.
Example:
curl --proxy-tlsv1 -x https://proxy https://example.com |
-U, --proxy-user <user:password> | Specify the username and password for authenticating with a proxy.
Example:
curl --proxy-user name:pwd -x proxy https://example.com |
-x, --proxy [protocol://]host[:port] | Specify a proxy to use.
Example:
curl --proxy http://proxy.example https://example.com |
--proxy1.0 <host[:port]> | Specify a HTTP 1.0 proxy to use.
Example:
curl --proxy1.0 -x http://proxy https://example.com |
-p, --proxytunnel | Create a proxy tunnel.
Example:
curl --proxytunnel -x http://proxy https://example.com |
--pubkey <key> | Provide a file containing a public key.
Example:
curl --pubkey file.pub sftp://example.com/ |
-Q, --quote <command> | Send a command to a FTP or SFTP server, to be executed before the transfer.
Example:
curl --quote "rm file" ftp://example.com/foo |
--random-file <file> | Specify a file containing random data. This file will be used for seeding the random engine.
Example:
curl --random-file rubbish https://example.com |
-r, --range <range> | Obtain a range of bytes.
Example:
curl --range 40-80 https://example.com |
--raw | Disable HTTP content decoding and obtain raw data.
Example:
curl --raw https://example.com |
-e, --referer <URL> | Send Referrer Page information.
Example:
curl --referer "https://test.example" https://example.com |
-J, --remote-header-name | Use header name specified by the server instead of obtaining it from the URL.
Example:
curl -OJ https://example.com/file |
--remote-name-all | Apply the -O, --remote-name option to all the URLs.
Example:
curl --remote-name-all ftp://example.com/file1 ftp://example.com/file2 |
-O, --remote-name | Specify that the local file should have the name of the remote file that was downloaded.
Example:
curl -O https://example.com/filename |
-R, --remote-time | Specify that the local file should have the timestamp of the remote file that was downloaded.
Example:
curl --remote-time -o foo https://example.com |
--request-target <path> | Specify an alternative target path.
Example:
curl --request-target "*" -X OPTIONS https://example.com |
-X, --request <command> | Specify a request method for communication with the server.
Example:
curl -X "DELETE" https://example.com |
--resolve <[+]host:port:addr[,addr]...> | Specify a custom address for a host/port.
Example:
curl --resolve example.com:443:127.0.0.1 https://example.com |
--retry-all-errors | Force retrying on all errors.
Example:
curl --retry-all-errors https://example.com |
--retry-connrefused | Add ECONNREFUSED to the list of errors that are eligible for --retry.
Example:
curl --retry-connrefused --retry https://example.com |
--retry-delay <seconds> | Specify the amount of time between retries.
Example:
curl --retry-delay 5 --retry https://example.com |
--retry-max-time <seconds> | Specify the maximum amount of time for --retry attempts.
Example:
curl --retry-max-time 30 --retry 10 https://example.com |
--retry <num> | Specify the number of retries after curl encounters and error.
Example:
curl --retry 7 https://example.com |
--sasl-authzid <identity> | Specify an additional authentication identity for SASL PLAIN authentication.
Example:
curl --sasl-authzid zid imap://example.com/ |
--sasl-ir | Enable initial response during SASL authentication.
Example:
curl --sasl-ir imap://example.com/ |
--service-name <name> | Specify the SPNEGO service name.
Example:
curl --service-name sockd/server https://example.com |
-S, --show-error | Show an error message event with the -s, --silent option enabled.
Example:
curl --show-error --silent https://example.com |
-s, --silent | Turn on the silent mode. This option mutes curl.
Example:
curl -s https://example.com |
--socks4 <host[:port]> | Specify a SOCKS4 proxy.
Example:
curl --socks4 hostname:4096 https://example.com |
--socks4a <host[:port]> | Specify a SOCKS4a proxy.
Example:
curl --socks4a hostname:4096 https://example.com |
--socks5-basic | Use the basic authentication method (username/password) with a SOCKS5 proxy.
Example:
curl --socks5-basic --socks5 hostname:4096 https://example.com |
--socks5-gssapi-nec | Allow protection mode negotiation to be unprotected.
Example:
curl --socks5-gssapi-nec --socks5 hostname:4096 https://example.com |
--socks5-gssapi-service <name> | Change the name of a socks server.
Example:
curl --socks5-gssapi-service sockd --socks5 hostname:4096 https://example.com |
--socks5-gssapi | Use GSS-API authentication with a SOCKS5 proxy.
Example:
curl --socks5-gssapi --socks5 hostname:4096 https://example.com |
--socks5-hostname <host[:port]> | Specify the SOCKS5 proxy to use.
Example:
curl --socks5-hostname proxy.example:7000 https://example.com |
--socks5 <host[:port]> | Specify the SOCKS5 proxy to use. The hostname is resolved locally.
Example:
curl --socks5 proxy.example:7000 https://example.com |
-Y, --speed-limit <speed> | Set the lower limit for the download speed.
Example:
curl --speed-limit 300 --speed-time 10 https://example.com |
-y, --speed-time <seconds> | Set the time period for the speed limit measurement.
Example:
curl --speed-limit 300 --speed-time 10 https://example.com |
--ssl-allow-beast | Tell curl to ignore the BEAST security flaw in the SSL3 and TLS1.0 protocols.
Example:
curl --ssl-allow-beast https://example.com |
--ssl-auto-client-cert | Obtain and use a client certificate automatically.
Example:
curl --ssl-auto-client-cert https://example.com |
--ssl-no-revoke | Do not check for certificate revocation.
Example:
curl --ssl-no-revoke https://example.com |
--ssl-reqd | Require SSL/TLS.
Example:
curl --ssl-reqd ftp://example.com |
--ssl-revoke-best-effort | Ignore certificate revocation checks if they failed because of missing distribution points.
Example:
curl --ssl-revoke-best-effort https://example.com |
--ssl | Attempt to use SSL.
Example:
curl --ssl pop3://example.com/ |
-2, --sslv2 | Use SSLv2. Newer curl versions ignore this request due to security concerns with SSLv2.
Example:
curl --sslv2 https://example.com |
-3, --sslv3 | Use SSLv3. Newer curl versions ignore this request due to security concerns with SSLv3.
Example:
curl --sslv3 https://example.com |
--stderr <file> | Output stderr to a file. The - symbol tells curl to output stderr to stdout.
Example:
curl --stderr output.txt https://example.com |
--styled-output | Enable bold fonts for HTTP header terminal output.
curl --styled-output -I https://example.com
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--suppress-connect-headers | Prevent curl from outputting CONNECT headers.
Example:
curl --suppress-connect-headers --include -x proxy https://example.com |
--tcp-fastopen | Enable TCP Fast Open.
Example:
curl --tcp-fastopen https://example.com |
--tcp-nodelay | Enable TCP_NODELAY.
Example:
curl --tcp-nodelay https://example.com |
-t, --telnet-option <opt=val> | Pass the TTYPE, XDISPLOC, and NEW_ENV options to the telnet protocol.
Example:
curl -t TTYPE=vt100 telnet://example.com/ |
--tftp-blksize <value> | Set the value of TFTP BLKSIZE. Must be a value larger than 512.
Example:
curl --tftp-blksize 1024 tftp://example.com/file |
--tftp-no-options | Prevents curl from sending requests for TFTP options.
Example:
curl --tftp-no-options tftp://192.168.0.1/ |
-z, --time-cond <time> | Request a document that was modified after a certain date and time. For documents modified before the time, prefix the date expression with a dash.
Example:
curl -z "Wed 01 Sep 2021 12:18:00" https://example.com |
--tls-max <VERSION> | Specify the newest TLS version that is supported.
Example:
curl --tls-max 1.2 https://example.com |
--tls13-ciphers <ciphersuite list> | Specifies the list of cipher suites to use in negotiating TLS 1.3
Example:
curl --tls13-ciphers TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 https://example.com |
--tlsauthtype <type> | Specify the TLS authentication type.
Example:
curl --tlsauthtype SRP https://example.com |
--tlspassword <string> | Specify the TLS password.
Example:
curl --tlspassword pwd --tlsuser user https://example.com |
--tlsuser <name> | Specify the TLS username.
Example:
curl --tlspassword pwd --tlsuser user https://example.com |
--tlsv1.0 | Tell curl to use TLS1.0 or newer.
Example:
curl --tlsv1.0 https://example.com |
--tlsv1.1 | Tell curl to use TLS1.1 or newer.
Example:
curl --tlsv1.1 https://example.com |
--tlsv1.2 | Tell curl to use TLS1.2 or newer.
Example:
curl --tlsv1.2 https://example.com |
--tlsv1.3 | Tell curl to use TLS1.3 or newer.
Example:
curl --tlsv1.3 https://example.com |
-1, --tlsv1 | Specify that curl should use at least 1.x version of TLS.
Example:
curl --tlsv1 https://example.com |
--tr-encoding | Ask for a compressed Transfer-Encoding response.
Example:
curl --tr-encoding https://example.com |
--trace-ascii <file> | Enable a full trace dump to a file. Eliminates the hex part and shows only ASCII.
Example:
curl --trace-ascii log.txt https://example.com |
--trace-time | Require a time stamp on each trace or verbose line.
Example:
curl --trace-time --trace-ascii output https://example.com |
--trace <file> | Enable a full trace dump to a file.
Example:
curl --trace log.txt https://example.com |
--unix-socket <path> | Specify a Unix socket path.
Example:
curl --unix-socket socket-path https://example.com |
-T, --upload-file <file> | Upload a file to the URL.
Example:
curl -T "img[1-1000].png" ftp://ftp.example.com/ |
--url <url> | Provide a URL to be fetched.
Example:
curl --url https://example.com |
-B, --use-ascii | Enable ASCII transfer.
Example:
curl -B ftp://example.com/README |
-A, --user-agent <name> | Specify the user agent name.
Example:
curl -A "Agent 007" https://example.com |
-u, --user <user:password> | Provide the username and password for authentication.
Example:
curl -u user:secret https://example.com |
-v, --verbose | Tell curl to be verbose.
Example:
curl --verbose https://example.com |
-V, --version | See the installed versions of curl and libcurl.
Example:
curl --version |
-w, --write-out <format> | Tell curl to show information about the completed transfer on stdout.
Example:
curl -w '%{http_code}/n' https://example.com |
--xattr | Store file metadata in file attributes.
Example:
curl --xattr -o storage https://example.com |
