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Information about the package, curl, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The curl package is designed for, A utility for getting files from remote servers (FTP, HTTP, and.


Package Name:

curl

Summary:

A utility for getting files from remote servers (FTP, HTTP, and

Description:

cURL is a tool for getting files from HTTP, FTP, FILE, LDAP, LDAPS, DICT, TELNET and TFTP servers, using any of the supported protocols. cURL is designed to work without user interaction or any kind of interactivity. cURL offers many useful capabilities, like proxy support, user authentication, FTP upload, HTTP post, and file transfer resume.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

7.19.7

Release:

53.el6_9

Size:

349 k

Repository:

installed

From Repository:

updates

Licence:

MIT



Handy Yum Commands for curl


Control the curl package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install curl

This command will install curl on the server.

yum remove curl

This command will un-install curl on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove curl, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove curl

This command will un-install curl on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove curl when using the -y flag.

yum update curl

This command will update curl to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove curl, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update curl

This command will update curl to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove curl when using the -y flag.

yum info curl

This command will show you core information about the curl package.

yum deplist curl

This command will show you the dependencies for curl. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update curl

This command will check if there is an update waiting on curl. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.