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- / __| | | | |_) | |
- | (__| |_| | _ <| |___
+ _ _ ____ _
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+ / __| | | | |_) | |
+ | (__| |_| | _ <| |___
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FEATURES
-Misc
- - full URL syntax
+curl tool
+ - config file support
+ - multiple URLs in a single command line
+ - range "globbing" support: [0-13], {one,two,three}
+ - multiple file upload on a single command line
+ - custom maximum transfer rate
+ - redirectable stderr
+ - metalink support (*13)
+
+libcurl
+ - full URL syntax with no length limit
- custom maximum download time
- custom least download speed acceptable
- custom output result after completion
- - multiple URLs
- guesses protocol from host name unless specified
- uses .netrc
- - progress bar/time specs while downloading
- - PROXY environment variables support
- - config file support
- - compiles on win32
+ - progress bar with time statistics while downloading
+ - "standard" proxy environment variables support
+ - compiles on win32 (reported builds on 40+ operating systems)
+ - selectable network interface for outgoing traffic
+ - IPv6 support on unix and Windows
+ - persistent connections
+ - socks5 support
+ - supports user name and password in proxy environment variables
+ - operations through proxy "tunnel" (using CONNECT)
+ - support for large files (>2GB and >4GB) during upload and download
+ - replaceable memory functions (malloc, free, realloc, etc)
+ - asynchronous name resolving (*6)
+ - both a push and a pull style interface
+ - international domain names (*11)
HTTP
+ - HTTP/1.1 compliant (optionally uses 1.0)
- GET
- PUT
- HEAD
- POST
- - multipart POST
- - authentication
- - resume
+ - Pipelining
+ - multipart formpost (RFC1867-style)
+ - authentication: Basic, Digest, NTLM (*9), GSS-Negotiate/Negotiate (*3) and
+ SPNEGO (*4) to server and proxy
+ - resume (both GET and PUT)
- follow redirects
+ - maximum amount of redirects to follow
- custom HTTP request
- - cookie get/send
- - understands the netscape cookie file
- - custom headers (that can replace/remove internally generated headers)
+ - cookie get/send fully parsed
+ - reads/writes the netscape cookie file format
+ - custom headers (replace/remove internally generated headers)
- custom user-agent string
- - custom referer string
+ - custom referrer string
- range
- proxy authentication
- time conditions
- via http-proxy
+ - retrieve file modification date
+ - Content-Encoding support for deflate and gzip
+ - "Transfer-Encoding: chunked" support in uploads
+ - data compression (*12)
HTTPS (*1)
- (all the HTTP features)
- - using certificates
+ - using client certificates
+ - verify server certificate
- via http-proxy
+ - select desired encryption
+ - force usage of a specific SSL version (SSLv2 (*7), SSLv3 (*10) or TLSv1)
FTP
- download
- authentication
- - PORT or PASV
+ - kerberos4 (*5)
+ - kerberos5 (*3)
+ - active/passive using PORT, EPRT, PASV or EPSV
- single file size information (compare to HTTP HEAD)
- 'type=' URL support
- dir listing
- custom ftp commands (before and/or after the transfer)
- simple "range" support
- via http-proxy
+ - all operations can be tunneled through a http-proxy
+ - customizable to retrieve file modification date
+ - no dir depth limit
+
+FTPS (*1)
+ - implicit ftps:// support that use SSL on both connections
+ - explicit "AUTH TLS" and "AUTH SSL" usage to "upgrade" plain ftp://
+ connection to use SSL for both or one of the connections
+
+SCP (*8)
+ - both password and public key auth
+
+SFTP (*8)
+ - both password and public key auth
+ - with custom commands sent before/after the transfer
+
+TFTP
+ - download
+ - upload
TELNET
- connection negotiation
+ - custom telnet options
- stdin/stdout I/O
LDAP (*2)
DICT
- extended DICT URL support
-GOPHER
- - GET
- - via http-proxy
-
FILE
- URL support
+ - upload
+ - resume
+
+SMTP
+ - authentication: Plain, Login, CRAM-MD5, Digest-MD5 and NTLM (*9)
+ - send e-mails
+ - mail from support
+ - mail size support
+ - mail auth support for trusted server-to-server relaying
+ - multiple recipients
+ - via http-proxy
+
+SMTPS (*1)
+ - implicit smtps:// support
+ - explicit "STARTTLS" usage to "upgrade" plain smtp:// connections to use SSL
+ - via http-proxy
+
+POP3
+ - authentication: Clear Text, APOP and SASL
+ - SASL based authentication: Plain, Login, CRAM-MD5, Digest-MD5 and
+ NTLM (*9)
+ - list e-mails
+ - retrieve e-mails
+ - enhanced command support for: CAPA, DELE, TOP, STAT, UIDL and NOOP via
+ custom requests
+ - via http-proxy
+
+POP3S (*1)
+ - implicit pop3s:// support
+ - explicit "STLS" usage to "upgrade" plain pop3:// connections to use SSL
+ - via http-proxy
+
+IMAP
+ - authentication: Clear Text and SASL
+ - SASL based authentication: Plain, Login, CRAM-MD5, Digest-MD5 and
+ NTLM (*9)
+ - list the folders of a mailbox
+ - select a mailbox with support for verifying the UIDVALIDITY
+ - fetch e-mails with support for specifying the UID and SECTION
+ - upload e-mails via the append command
+ - enhanced command support for: EXAMINE, CREATE, DELETE, RENAME, STATUS,
+ STORE, COPY and UID via custom requests
+ - via http-proxy
+
+IMAPS (*1)
+ - implicit imaps:// support
+ - explicit "STARTTLS" usage to "upgrade" plain imap:// connections to use SSL
+ - via http-proxy
+
+FOOTNOTES
+=========
- *1 = requires OpenSSL
- *2 = requires OpenLDAP
+ *1 = requires OpenSSL, GnuTLS, NSS, yassl, axTLS, PolarSSL, WinSSL (native
+ Windows), Secure Transport (native iOS/OS X) or qssl (native IBM i)
+ *2 = requires OpenLDAP
+ *3 = requires a GSSAPI-compliant library, such as Heimdal or similar
+ *4 = requires FBopenssl
+ *5 = requires a krb4 library, such as the MIT one or similar
+ *6 = requires c-ares
+ *7 = requires OpenSSL, NSS, qssl, WinSSL or Secure Transport; GnuTLS, for
+ example, only supports SSLv3 and TLSv1
+ *8 = requires libssh2
+ *9 = requires OpenSSL, GnuTLS, NSS, yassl, Secure Transport or SSPI (native
+ Windows)
+ *10 = requires any of the SSL libraries in (*1) above other than axTLS, which
+ does not support SSLv3
+ *11 = requires libidn or Windows
+ *12 = requires libz
+ *13 = requires libmetalink, and either an Apple or Microsoft operating
+ system, or OpenSSL, or GnuTLS, or NSS
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