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Glossary: Command Line for IT: Bash and PowerShell

curl

Also written: curl -I, curl -O, curl -s, curl.exe

A command that fetches a web page or file from a URL: -I asks only for the headers, -O saves the file under its own name, and -s keeps it quiet. In Windows PowerShell 5.1, curl is an alias, so type curl.exe there.

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Invoke-WebRequest