Learn CURL with Real Code Examples

Highly optimized for data transfer

Keep-alive reduces connection overhead

Efficient with large files

Supports concurrent transfers via curl multi

libcurl enables high-throughput systems

Validate HTTPS certificates

Avoid passing tokens in plain CLI history

Use --cert with caution

Check SSL versions

Avoid insecure --insecure unless debugging

Track response times

Analyze HTTP codes

Debug TLS handshakes

Monitor redirects

Log verbose output

Use readable multi-line commands

Store payload in JSON files

Use --write-out for clean metadata

Combine with jq for parsing

Version your curl scripts