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[](https://bestpractices.coreinfrastructure.org/projects/63)
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[](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/curl)
[](https://travis-ci.org/curl/curl)
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[](https://coveralls.io/github/curl/curl)
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[](#backers) [](#sponsors)
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Curl is a command-line tool for transferring data specified with URL
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syntax. Find out how to use curl by reading [the curl.1 man
page](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.html) or [the MANUAL
document](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/manual.html). Find out how to install Curl
by reading [the INSTALL document ](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/install.html ).
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libcurl is the library curl is using to do its job. It is readily available to
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be used by your software. Read [the libcurl.3 man
page](https://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/c/libcurl.html) to learn how!
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You find answers to the most frequent questions we get in [the FAQ
document](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html).
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Study [the COPYING file ](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/copyright.html ) for
distribution terms and similar. If you distribute curl binaries or other
binaries that involve libcurl, you might enjoy [the LICENSE-MIXING
document](https://curl.haxx.se/legal/licmix.html).
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## Contact
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If you have problems, questions, ideas or suggestions, please contact us by
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posting to a suitable [mailing list ](https://curl.haxx.se/mail/ ).
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All contributors to the project are listed in [the THANKS
document](https://curl.haxx.se/docs/thanks.html).
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## Website
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Visit the [curl web site ](https://curl.haxx.se/ ) for the latest news and
downloads.
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## Git
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To download the very latest source from the Git server do this:
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git clone https://github.com/curl/curl.git
(you'll get a directory named curl created, filled with the source code)
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## Notice
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Curl contains pieces of source code that is Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 Kungliga
Tekniska Högskolan. This notice is included here to comply with the
distribution terms.
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## Backers
Thank you to all our backers! 🙏 [[Become a backer ](https://opencollective.com/curl#backer )]
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