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Nonsense. You can use both tools. 'curl' is 'cat url', and by default is meant to behave like 'cat' - that is, send stuff to STDOUT. 'wget' is 'web get', and ge
by vacri 11y ago
Nonsense. You can use both tools. 'curl' is 'cat url', and by default is meant to behave like 'cat' - that is, send stuff to STDOUT. 'wget' is 'web get', and gets an object from (only) the web or ftp, and plonks it on your filesystem. They both do exactly what they're supposed to (according to name), by default.
- lomnakkus 11y ago> 'curl' is 'cat url', Whoa... TIL something! I don't know if that's the official etymology, but that's a great mnemonic! EDIT: ... and yes, I use both tools :).
- vacri 11y agoWell, it looks like I was taught wrong, and it's not 'cat URL' (though that's a good way to think of it), but the rather more direct-to-STDOUT-sounding 'see URL'. TIL something too :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CURL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CURL
- botw 11y agoMy first impression is 'cat URL' not 'see URL'. The wikipedia article does not have to be official.