These clients let you download files over the internet from the command line. But they can also be used for many more interesting purposes.
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Tag: HTTP
Kristall – small internet browser
Kristall is a browser without support for css/js/wasm or graphical websites.
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HTTPie – command line HTTP client with an intuitive UI
HTTPie (pronounced aych-tee-tee-pie) is a command line HTTP client. It is a a command line interface, cURL-like tool for humans.
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aria2 – multi-protocol and multi-source command-line download utility
aria2 is a utility for downloading files.It supports downloading a file from HTTP(S)/FTP/SFTP and BitTorrent at the same time.
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Wget2 – successor of Wget
Wget2 is a utility for non-interactive download of files. It supports HTTP and HTTPS protocols, and retrieval through HTTP(S) proxies.
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cURL – command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs
cURL is a command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs. There’s also libcurl, a client-side URL transfer library.
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Wget – retrieve files using HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS
Wget is software that retrieves content from web servers. Its name is derived from World Wide Web and get.
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curlie – the power of curl, the ease of use of httpie
Curlie is a frontend to curl that adds the ease of use of httpie, without compromising on features and performance.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Web Servers
The main function of a web server is to display website content through storing, processing and delivering webpages to users. Here’s our verdict on the best free and open source web servers.
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7 Best Free and Open Source Linux Web Caches
Web caches have become a vital mechanism for optimizing the amount of data that is delivered in a given period of time. Good web caches also help to minimise latency, serving pages as quickly as possible.
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hurl – run and test HTTP requests with plain text
Hurl is a command line tool that runs HTTP requests defined in a simple plain text format.
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xh – fast and friendly tool for sending HTTP requests
xh is a friendly and fast tool for sending HTTP requests. It reimplements as much as possible of HTTPie’s excellent design.
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Aria2 WebUI: Clean Web Frontend for aria2
Aria2 WebUI is an open source web frontend for aria2. The software bills itself as the finest interface to interact with aria2. That’s a lofty goal considering the competition from the likes of uGet Download Manager (which offers an aria2 plugin).
Read morecurl 7.58.0 released
curl is a tool to transfer data from or to a server, using one of the supported protocols (DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET and TFTP). The command is designed to work without user interaction.
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