Curl is a command-line tool used for transferring data using various protocols. It's very useful for tasks like web scraping and API interaction. Here's how you can install Curl on your device:
Windows:
Download the Curl executable from the official Curl website. You can download it from here. Be sure to download the version that suits your device (32 or 64 bit).
After downloading, extract the zip file.
Add the directory where you extracted Curl to your system’s PATH variable to be able to access the Curl command from the command line anywhere.
To add the directory to your PATH, follow these steps:
Open the start menu, search for 'Environment Variables', and select 'Edit the system environment variables'.
In the System Properties window that opens, click the 'Environment Variables' button.
In the Environment Variables window, under 'System Variables', find and select the 'Path' variable, then click 'Edit'.
In the Edit Environment Variable window, click 'New', then 'Browse', then navigate to the directory where you extracted Curl and click 'OK'.
Click 'OK' in all open windows to close them.
MacOS:
If you are using a Mac, Curl should already be installed on your system because it comes pre-installed on most Unix Like systems.
You can verify the installation by opening a terminal and typing:
curl --version
If it's not installed, you can install it via Homebrew:
brew install curl
Linux:
Curl is likely to be installed on most Linux distributions. You can check whether it's installed by opening a terminal and typing:
curl --version
If it's not installed, you can install it via the package manager. For Ubuntu and other Debian-based distributions, you can type:
sudo apt-get install curl
For Fedora, CentOS, and other RHEL-based distributions, you can type:
sudo yum install curl
After the installation, you can use the curl --version command again to verify that curl was correctly installed.
