curl

command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax
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curl

Summary

curl is a command-line tool[1]. curl ranks in the top 10% of command_line_tool entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (483 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • curl is the creator of Daniel Stenberg[3].
  • curl's image is recorded as CURL example screenshot.png[4].
  • curl's instance of is recorded as command-line tool[5].
  • curl's instance of is recorded as software library[6].
  • curl's instance of is recorded as free software[7].
  • curl's instance of is recorded as HTTP client[8].
  • curl's maintained by is recorded as Daniel Stenberg[9].
  • curl's logo image is recorded as Curl-logo.svg[10].
  • curl's developer is recorded as Daniel Stenberg[11].
  • curl's copyright license is recorded as curl license[12].
  • curl's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[13].
  • curl's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[14].
  • curl's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[15].
  • curl's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[16].
  • curl's operating system is recorded as macOS[17].
  • curl's operating system is recorded as BSD[18].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.36.0[19].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.42.1[20].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.43.0[21].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.44.0[22].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.45.0[23].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.46.0[24].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.47.0[25].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.47.1[26].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.48.0[27].

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Authorship and Creation

curl is the creator of Daniel Stenberg[3].

Why It Matters

curl ranks in the top 10% of command_line_tool entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (483 views/month).[2] curl has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] curl is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . daniel.haxx.se. Retrieved . daniel.haxx.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . curl.se. Retrieved . curl.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . daniel.haxx.se. Retrieved . daniel.haxx.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . curl.haxx.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . curl.haxx.se. curl.haxx.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . curl.haxx.se. curl.haxx.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . curl.haxx.se. Retrieved . curl.haxx.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . curl.haxx.se. Retrieved . curl.haxx.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . curl.haxx.se. Retrieved . curl.haxx.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . curl.haxx.se. Retrieved . curl.haxx.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . curl.haxx.se. Retrieved . curl.haxx.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . curl.haxx.se. Retrieved . curl.haxx.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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