VPS v2 Support Documentation

cURL - Command Line URL viewer

cURL is a multi-protocol tool for viewing and downloading remote files. It supports FTP, TELNET, LDAP, GOPHER, DICT, FILE, HTTP, and HTTPS protocols, and can be run from the command line.

Installation

To install cURL, run the following command from your server's SSH prompt, as root:

# vinstall curl

To update your current shell, run the command:

# source .cshrc

Usage

To run cURL, connect to your server using SSH. You can open your home page in curl by using the following command:

~> curl http://YOUR-DOMAIN.NAME

Documentation

You can find detailed information on how to run cURL at their Web site:

http://curl.sourceforge.net/docs/