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Glossary: TCP/IP in Depth, Part 1

curl

Also written: curl -s, curl -w

A command-line tool that fetches a web page or other resource from a URL. It is handy for making one page load on demand, for example from shop.kettleandcrane.com, so that the packets can be captured, and `-w` can print details such as the HTTP status code.

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Related terms

HTTP status codes