Tony PapoušekOct 21
daniel:// stenberg://

Just noticed this site exists:

https://justuse.org/curl/

Just use cURL

Oct 21 at 1:45pmWeb
Show threadflpvskOct 21
@bagder the main page is brilliant as well
Show threadÁngela Stella MatutinaOct 21

@flpvsk @bagder

I want to buy that person a drink already.

Show threadMoos-a-dee 🫎Oct 22
@flpvsk @bagder I love both pages!!!
Show threadOld Man in the ShoeOct 21
@bagder "It's already on your machine" is a lie based on this fresh install of Debian 13.
Show threadmartin lentink 🇪🇺 🇺🇦📎Oct 21
@jenzi @bagder sudo apt install curl
Show threadOld Man in the ShoeOct 21
@martinlentink @bagder Welcome to debian package management. Also based on that fresh Debian install the user is not in the sudoers file.
Show threadaspraggOct 21

@jenzi @martinlentink @bagder That depends on whether you gave root a password in the installer. If you want to use root for admin, supply a password, root will be enabled for logins, and sudo is not needed. If you don’t want to use the root account, leave the password blank, the account is disabled for logins, and sudo is installed and configured for the user account. (The installer does explain this, but I missed it the first few times too)

https://wiki.debian.org/Root

https://etcetera.ie/debian/users.php

Root - Debian Wiki

Show threadOld Man in the ShoeOct 21
@aspragg @martinlentink @bagder That assumes I want no root user at all.
Show threadOld Man in the ShoeOct 21
@aspragg regardless, doesn't install curl, this is all an exercise in futility because it's well outside the point
Show threadStephen WuebkerOct 22
@jenzi @martinlentink @bagder this will be reported
Show threadStephen WuebkerOct 22
@jenzi @bagder yeah but Debian’s default package list has just been updated to 1998 standards. cURL is unstable. 😜
Show threadJulia EvansOct 21
@bagder i’ve been thinking of trying to make a curl cheat sheet that covers some of the things that page talks about
Show threadStefan EissingOct 21
@b0rk @bagder we'll review it at no cost!😎
Show threadJulia EvansOct 21
@icing @bagder I started making this https://jvns.github.io/curl-cheat-sheet/ (though it still needs a lot of work) with the idea of trying to contribute it to the curl website but I was struggling to follow the instructions for building the website at https://github.com/curl/curl-www/blob/master/README.md
curl cheat sheet

Show threaddaniel:// stenberg://Oct 21
@b0rk @icing it is a certainly a pile of legacy... things that keep it together. Anything particular you get stuck on that I might be able to help with?
Show threaddaniel:// stenberg://Oct 21
@b0rk I'm a big fan of all you do!
Show threadOldDutchCapOct 21
@bagder @b0rk Me too! Love @b0rk explanations of things!
Show threadTomáš JanoušekOct 21
@b0rk @bagder can you publish a swear-words variant as well just for shits and giggles?

(which, I imagine, is half the reason people love this justuse stuff)
Show threadKevin Boyd (he/him) 🇨🇦Oct 21

@b0rk @bagder that would be great!

And this is probably unsuitable for a zine/cheatsheet, but oauth1/oauth2/oidc are mindbending for me (and I've been working with them a lot!) so a guide to doing that with cURL intrigues me. Maybe I'll write one myself.

Show threadJörg VolbersOct 21
@kboyd @b0rk @bagder id be interested in how to do oidc with curl.
Show threadKevin Boyd (he/him) 🇨🇦Oct 21
@apublicimage @b0rk @bagder It'll be a while before I can write it up, MANY things on the go at the moment, but I'll post it on my blog (https://whateverthing.com) when I do.
Home | whateverthing.com by Kevin Boyd — Portfolio and Technology Blog

Show threadBen RamseyOct 21
@b0rk @bagder Do it!
Show threadOliver SchönrockOct 21

@bagder
Love it... exactly my style, and how i've been doing webrequests for decades.

Thanks for the great work!

Show threadThibaultOct 21
@bagder Big https://motherfuckingwebsite.com/ vibes from this one
Motherfucking Website

Show threadChris. R. 🎧🎼☕🍍Oct 21
@thibault @bagder
just my thoughts exactly 😂
Show threadJoaquimCarneiro  Oct 21
@bagder and it's a pleasure to read
Show threadBanda BassottiOct 21
Registered today, apparently. Amazed nobody did this already.
Show threadNatanael CopaOct 21
@bagder the site is blocked by my ISP (Telenor). They claim it is not safe.
Show threadHippo 🍉Oct 22

@ncopa not safe for Postman perhaps 😂

@bagder

Show threadDavid ZaslavskyOct 22

@ncopa @bagder lolwat 😂

This is by far the least plausible claim of a website being unsafe that I've ever seen

Show threadsparaOct 21

@bagder Dude got a gold medal

https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2025/10/21/a-royal-gold-medal/

A royal gold medal

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (IVA, the same org that selects winners for three of the Nobel prize categories) awards me a gold medal 2025 for my work on curl. This academy, established 1919 by the Swedish king Gustav V, has been awarding great achievers for over one hundred years and the simple idea … Continue reading A royal gold medal →

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Show threadBen RamseyOct 21
@bagder I use curl all over the place, but for quick CLI usage, I had been using HTTPie, for its simple API and pretty output. But, now, they’re even going the way of Postman and adding tons of unnecessary features and AI to their tools. 😮‍💨
Show threadseism0saurusOct 21

@bagder

Show thread🐧DaveNull🐧 ☣️pResident Evil☣Oct 21
@bagder Actually, I use cURL piped to jq quite often at work! I totally approve this webpage 😆
Show threadGinette DincarOct 21
@bagder
I'm a blatant ignorant at this. Can you enlighten me ? I don't know where on my computer I can type these commands, if not on a browser of some sort.
Show threadjoostetoOct 21
@Dincargi @bagder
You can run the curl commands here:
https://bellard.org/jslinux/vm.html?url=alpine-x86.cfg&mem=192
JSLinux

Show threadGinette DincarOct 23
@joosteto
This is very helpful !
Thank you very much !👌
Show threadsenOct 22
@Dincargi You’d likely have had to use a command line to install a Linux distro, but in both macOS and Windows you need to use Terminal, it’s installed by default on Macs, but you’ll likely need to install it via the Store on Windows.
Show threadGinette DincarOct 23
@sendai Thank you !
Show threadang_mo_uncleOct 21
@bagder I can only read this in the voice of George W. "Just send your cash" Bush
Show threadSass, DavidOct 21
@bagder why can't I talk like that in Corp meeting? Asking for a errr me?!
Show threadWolf480plOct 21
@sassdawe @bagder
because you have a fuckin self-preservation instinct! get rid of it! /hj
Show threaddmi 💽 Oct 21
@bagder a month or so ago i stumbled onto httpie, which advertises itself as “curl-like”. this page sums up my views on that util after a brief testing session XD
Show threadOct 21
curl + jq is the answer to alot of things
@bagder
Show threadDavid ZaslavskyOct 22
@p @bagder Yeah, I've written more than my share of complex programs as just 'curl <args> | jq <args> | curl <args>'
Show threadMattias WadmanOct 22
@diazona @p @bagder "... | jq | sh" is a favorite of mine, output adhoc shell script from jq
Show threadjon rOct 21
@bagder
To note, Hurl from Orange Telecom isn't too bad, either.
@fkooman
Show threadOmar DerwyOct 21
@bagder Huh, somehow never thought of putting curl into scripts inside a directory for documentation instead of postman/insomnia collections. I could also > the response into response files so that I can check them anytime without running the request again.
Show threadDio9sysOct 21
@bagder This is beautiful. Bookmarked.
Show threadHippo 🍉Oct 22

@bagder oh so *that's* what people use "postman" for! I was wondering what all the fuss was about

Spare a thought for the real-life #postman instead folks. (As you #cURL up in your cozy console) 📮

Show threadRetOct 22
@bagder this is really more a criticism of Postman specifically than an advert for cURL I think. Which is totally justified.
Show threadForstOct 22
@ret @bagder I know nobody asked me, but I've been using "posting" (a Python-based CLI). It's pretty basic compared to Postman or curl, but covers my use cases https://posting.sh
The API client that lives in your terminal - Posting

Show threadRetOct 22

@forst ooh neat, I'll have to check that out thanks! I've been using https://usebruno.com/ and he's such a good boy. look at him... who's a good thin wrapper around cURL? he is... yes he is...

ehem...

@bagder

bruno

Show threadForstOct 22

@ret There's also RapidAPI (used to be called Paw), which on #macOS specifically is a native app: https://paw.cloud

Bruno looks nice and kinda promising, but ugh, #Electron again

@bagder

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