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  1. #TIL about #wcurl

    "wcurl is a command line tool which lets u download URLs w/o having to remember any parameters.
    Starting with #curl 8.14.0, wcurl comes bundled in the regular curl release tarballs. Building & installing curl then also installs wcurl and its man page."

    curl.se/wcurl/
    mastodon.social/@bagder/115837

  2. RE: fosstodon.org/@LPI/11574128134

    I've moved to Seattle just recently due to my job and was lucky enough to meet a long time friend, Jon "maddog" Hall, and Andrew and Ted from @LPI who gave me local tips, especially on where to eat the best dumplings.

    The timing was great as I've got to attend a Free Software conference and also meet other Debian Developers right when I moved.

    Now I'll be spreading #curl and #wcurl stickers on this side of the world.

  3. Mr @samueloph posted two videos on #wcurl and #curl in Debian:

    "wcurl - one year later - DebConf 25" youtube.com/watch?v=RvnDvic2eaw

    Short presentation about what happened since wcurl’s creation in May 17 2024 and what will happen next.

    "curl maintainers BoF - DebConf 25" youtube.com/watch?v=OhTjgU7LIO0

    curl maintainers meet-up to discuss HTTP3, GnuTLS, wcurl and other things.

  4. Anyone use wcurl yet?
    Any commentary on usage of it compared to wget (and curl too I guess). I wanna hear any and all thoughts.

    #wcurl #wget mastodon.social/@itsfoss/11497

  5. Learned of today. And I must say, I never even thought of making a wrapper to curl. Especially for downloading files. Yes there's a bazillion flags you need, but those flags have purpose. 😅

    That stated, going to try it out when I have the need. 😁

    curl.se/wcurl/manual.html

  6. @leeloo yes, wget was born early in the year 1996 and curl late in the year. I doubt that is the explanation because not many people actually used these tools already from their birth.

    These days we offer #wcurl for those inclined: curl.se/wcurl/

  7. Starting with the next #curl release (8.14.0), the #wcurl script will come bundled. To make it easier for everyone to do more curl better of course.

  8. Got wcurl into @fedora and am now maintaining it! 🚀 Fedora users can expect the latest update soon, featuring support for -o and -O without spaces (e.g., -oNAME)....
    github.com/curl/wcurl/releases

    Update builds rolling out today!