ohmyzsh/plugins/curl

Oh My Zsh Curl Plugin

This plugin extends the functionality of curl with useful aliases and functions, making HTTP requests easier from the terminal.

Installation

1. Add the plugin to your .zshrc:

   plugins=(... curl)
   

2. Reload your shell configuration:

   source ~/.zshrc
   

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Aliases

Alias	Command	Description
curlget	curl -L	Perform a GET request (follows redirects).
curlhead	curl -I	Fetch only HTTP headers.
curlpost	curl -X POST	Send a POST request.
curlput	curl -X PUT	Send a PUT request.
curldelete	curl -X DELETE	Send a DELETE request.
curljson	curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json'	Use curl with a JSON content type.
curldownload	curl -LO	Download a file (keeps original filename).
curlverbose	curl -v	Show detailed request/response info.
curlsilent	curl -s	Silent mode (no progress or messages).
curlheadonly	curl -I	Fetch only response headers.
curlbasic	curl -u	Perform basic authentication.
curlrange	curl -r	Request a specific range of bytes.

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Functions

curl_url <url>

Fetches the content of the specified URL.

curl_url https://example.com

curl_test <url>

Performs a HEAD request to check server response.

curl_test https://example.com

curl_download <url> <output_file>

Downloads content from the given URL and saves it as the specified file.

curl_download https://example.com/file.zip myfile.zip

curl_to_file <url> <output_file>

Fetches response and outputs it to a file.

curl_to_file https://example.com api-response.json

curl_json_pretty <url>

Fetches and pretty-prints JSON response (requires jq).

curl_json_pretty https://api.example.com/data

curl_with_headers <url> <header>

Sends a request with custom headers.

curl_with_headers https://example.com "Authorization: Bearer TOKEN"

curl_basic_auth <url> <username> <password>

Sends a request with basic authentication.

curl_basic_auth https://example.com admin secretpassword

curl_follow_redirect <url>

Follows HTTP redirects.

curl_follow_redirect https://short.url/link

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Enjoy enhanced curl productivity with this Oh My Zsh plugin!