curl

command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax
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curl

Summary

curl is a command-line tool[1]. curl ranks in the top 10% of command_line_tool entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,748 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • curl is the creator of Daniel Stenberg[3].
  • curl's instance of is recorded as command-line tool[4].
  • curl's instance of is recorded as software library[5].
  • curl's instance of is recorded as free software[6].
  • curl's instance of is recorded as HTTP client[7].
  • curl's maintained by is recorded as Daniel Stenberg[8].
  • curl's developer is recorded as Daniel Stenberg[9].
  • curl's copyright license is recorded as curl license[10].
  • curl's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[11].
  • curl's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[12].
  • curl's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[13].
  • curl's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[14].
  • curl's operating system is recorded as macOS[15].
  • curl's operating system is recorded as BSD[16].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.36.0[17].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.42.1[18].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.43.0[19].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.44.0[20].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.45.0[21].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.46.0[22].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.47.0[23].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.47.1[24].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.48.0[25].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.49.1[26].
  • curl's software version identifier is recorded as 7.50.1[27].

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Authorship and Creation

curl is the creator of Daniel Stenberg[3].

Why It Matters

curl ranks in the top 10% of command_line_tool entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,748 views/month).[2] curl has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] curl is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 7.36.0, 7.42.1, 7.43.0 +99
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/a5505ace2216|details]])"
  2. 14w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 7.36.0, 7.42.1, 7.43.0 +99
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 8.21.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/a7705e66417d|details]])"
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