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| Original author(s) | Daniel Stenberg[1] |
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| Developer(s) | Contributors to the curl project |
| Initial release | 1996[2] |
| Stable release | 8.12.1[3] 
/ 13 February 2025 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | web client (supports e.g. HTTPS, and FTP) |
| License | curl license[4][5] (inspired on the MIT License[5]), also ISC, 3-clause BSD, 4-clause BSD[6] |
| Website | curl |
cURL (pronounced like "curl",[7] /kɜːrl/) is a computer software project providing a library (libcurl) and command-line tool (curl) for transferring data using various network protocols. The name stands for "Client for URL".[8]
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- ^ "curl License". spdx.org.
- ^ a b "curl - copyright". curl.se. Archived from the original on 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ Mehl, Max; Stenberg, Daniel (June 13, 2022). "Commit "copyright: make repository REUSE compliant"". GitHub.com.
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