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So? The tools are miniscule. Use the right tool for the right job. Shoehorning curl into the role of wget is silly.
by wakawaka28 2y ago
So? The tools are miniscule. Use the right tool for the right job. Shoehorning curl into the role of wget is silly.
- bigiain 2y agoBUT BUT BUT - neither wget nor curl let me read my email! BRB, forking curl to add email client support. https://programmingphilosophy.org/posts/zawinskis-law/ https://programmingphilosophy.org/posts/zawinskis-law/
- gertop 2y agoGood news then, because curl supports IMAP!
- nicce 2y ago> Shoehorning curl into the role of wget is silly. How is it silly if the identical functionality is there, but you just need to use more command-line arguments?
- wakawaka28 2y agoThe functionality is not identical. Wget is much more high level. You should not need to be an HTTP and curl expert to download a file lol.