If you write a script and it takes a URL argument to download or upload stuff and you use curl for it, you get transparent support for a buttload of protocols e

If you write a script and it takes a URL argument to download or upload stuff and you use curl for it, you get transparent support for a buttload of protocols easily, so there's that. Also, the manpage says: > curl is powered by libcurl for all transfer-related features. So, that means you get the same benefit when using libcurl from other programming languages.