glfs/basicnet/netlibs/curl/curl-intro.xml

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<title>Introduction to curl</title>

<screen>Download location (HTTP):       <ulink url="&curl-download-http;"/>
Download location (FTP):        <ulink url="&curl-download-ftp;"/>
Version used:                   &curl-version;
Package size:                   &curl-size;
Estimated Disk space required:  &curl-buildsize;</screen>

<para>The curl package contains curl and its support library. This is
useful for transferring files with URL syntax. For example, <userinput>curl
http://curl.haxx.se/download/curl-&curl-version;.tar.gz &gt;
curl-&curl-version;.tar.gz</userinput>
would download this program's tarball to the current directory. This
ability to both download and redirect files can be incorporated
into other programs to support functions like streaming media.</para>

<screen>curl will utilize:
<xref linkend="openssl"/> and openldap</screen>

</sect2>