curlie

The power of curl with the ease of use of HTTPie

Network Development linuxmacoswindows Go MIT

Description

curlie is a frontend to curl that adds HTTPie-like formatting and usability while retaining full curl compatibility. It provides colorized output and simplified syntax while using curl under the hood.

Install

homebrewbrew install curlie

AI Summary

A curl frontend with HTTPie-like output. Combines curl's power and compatibility with colorized, readable HTTP response formatting.

Capabilities

+ HTTPie-like colorized output
+ Full curl compatibility (passes flags through to curl)
+ Simplified syntax for common operations

Use When

→ Want curl compatibility but with better output formatting
→ Familiar with curl flags but want colorized responses

Avoid When

x Need pure HTTPie syntax (use httpie or xh)
x Scripting where curl output format is expected

Usage Patterns

GET request with formatted output

curlie https://api.example.com/users

Makes a GET request with colorized, formatted output

POST JSON data

curlie -d '{"name":"John"}' https://api.example.com/users

Posts JSON data with formatted response output

Related Tools

httpie alternative

HTTPie has its own syntax; curlie wraps curl

xh alternative

xh reimplements HTTPie in Rust; curlie wraps curl

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