The curl command is a useful tool for the average terminal user

The curl command is a vital convenience for the sysadmin, and a quality assurance tool for microservices and cloud developers.

The curl command does much more and has the ability to transfer data to or from a server using one of many supported protocols, including HTTP, FTP, SFTP, IMAP, POP3, LDAP, SMB, SMTP, and many more.