cURL is a command-line tool for transferring data using various protocols, like HTTP and HTTPS. It’s a favorite among developers. Among other things, developers use cURL for:
Most Unix-based systems, including macOS and Linux, come with cURL pre-installed. Check if you have cURL installed. Open a terminal and type:
curl --version
If you see a version number, you're good to go.
Run and submit the CLI tests.
If for some reason you don't have cURL installed, see below for help.
Install cURL on Debian-based systems (like Ubuntu/WSL) with:
sudo apt install curl
Install cURL on macOS with Homebrew:
brew install curl