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Updated: May 23, 2002 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html) Updated: August 8, 2002 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html)
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cURL (or simply just 'curl') is a command line tool for getting or sending cURL (or simply just 'curl') is a command line tool for getting or sending
files using URL syntax. The name is a play on 'Client for URLs', originally files using URL syntax. The name is a play on 'Client for URLs', originally
with URL spelled in uppercase to make it obvious it deals with URLs. The with URL spelled in uppercase to make it obvious it deals with URLs. The
fact it can also be pronounced 'see URL' also helped. fact it can also be pronounced 'see URL' also helped, it works as an
abbrivation for "Client URL Request Library" or why not the recursive
version: "Curl is a URL Request Library".
Curl supports a range of common Internet protocols, currently including Curl supports a range of common Internet protocols, currently including
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, LDAP, DICT, TELNET and FILE. HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, LDAP, DICT, TELNET and FILE.
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1.5 Who makes cURL? 1.5 Who makes cURL?
cURL and libcurl are not made by any single individual. Sure, Daniel cURL and libcurl are not made by any single individual. Sure, Daniel
Stenberg writes the major parts, but various people's submissions are Stenberg writes the major parts, but other persons' submissions are
important and crucial. Anyone can post their changes and improvements and important and crucial. Anyone can contribute and post their changes and
have them inserted in the main sources (of course on the condition that improvements and have them inserted in the main sources (of course on the
developers agree on that the fixes are good). condition that developers agree on that the fixes are good).
The list of contributors in the docs/THANKS file is only a small part of all The list of contributors in the docs/THANKS file is only a small part of all
the people that every day provide us with bug reports, suggestions, ideas the people that every day provide us with bug reports, suggestions, ideas
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1.6 What do you get for making cURL? 1.6 What do you get for making cURL?
Project cURL is entirely free and open. No person gets paid in any way for Project cURL is entirely free and open. No person gets paid for developing
developing curl. We all do this voluntarily on our spare time. curl. We do this voluntarily on our spare time.
We get some help from companies. Contactor Data hosts the curl web site and We get some help from companies. Contactor Data hosts the curl web site and
the main mailing list, Haxx owns the curl web site's domain and the main mailing list, Haxx owns the curl web site's domain and
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If you want to support our project with a donation or similar, one way of If you want to support our project with a donation or similar, one way of
doing that would be to buy "gift certificates" at useful online shopping doing that would be to buy "gift certificates" at useful online shopping
sites, such as amazon.com or thinkgeek.com. Another way would be to sponsor sites, such as amazon.com or thinkgeek.com. Another way would be to sponsor
us through a banner-program or by simply helping us coding, documenting, us through a banner-program or even better: by helping us coding,
testing etc. documenting, testing etc.
1.7 What about CURL from curl.com? 1.7 What about CURL from curl.com?