1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY curl-download-http "http://curl.haxx.se/download/curl-&curl-version;.tar.bz2">
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8 | <!ENTITY curl-download-ftp " ">
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9 | <!ENTITY curl-md5sum "7fc605a13d1420b16bd03a2a6b5d7e8e">
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10 | <!ENTITY curl-size "2.4 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY curl-buildsize "33 MB (additional 4 MB for tests)">
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12 | <!ENTITY curl-time "0.5 SBU (additional 3.5 SBU for tests)">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="curl" xreflabel="cURL-&curl-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="curl.html"?>
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17 |
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18 | <sect1info>
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19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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21 | </sect1info>
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22 |
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23 | <title>cURL-&curl-version;</title>
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24 |
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25 | <indexterm zone="curl">
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26 | <primary sortas="a-cURL">cURL</primary>
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27 | </indexterm>
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28 |
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29 | <sect2 role="package">
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30 | <title>Introduction to cURL</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para>
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33 | The <application>cURL</application> package contains
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34 | <command>curl</command> and its support library
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35 | <filename class="libraryfile">libcurl</filename>. This is useful for
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36 | transferring files with URL syntax to any of the following protocols:
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37 | FTP, FTPS, HTTP, HTTPS, SCP, SFTP, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, LDAP, LDAPS
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38 | and FILE. This ability to both download and upload files can be
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39 | incorporated into other programs to support functions like streaming
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40 | media.
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41 | </para>
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42 |
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43 | &lfs72_checked;
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44 |
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45 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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46 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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47 | <listitem>
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48 | <para>
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49 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&curl-download-http;"/>
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50 | </para>
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51 | </listitem>
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52 | <listitem>
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53 | <para>
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54 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&curl-download-ftp;"/>
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55 | </para>
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56 | </listitem>
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57 | <listitem>
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58 | <para>
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59 | Download MD5 sum: &curl-md5sum;
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60 | </para>
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61 | </listitem>
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62 | <listitem>
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63 | <para>
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64 | Download size: &curl-size;
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65 | </para>
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66 | </listitem>
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67 | <listitem>
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68 | <para>
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69 | Estimated disk space required: &curl-buildsize;
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70 | </para>
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71 | </listitem>
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72 | <listitem>
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73 | <para>
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74 | Estimated build time: &curl-time;
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75 | </para>
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76 | </listitem>
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77 | </itemizedlist>
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78 |
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79 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">cURL Dependencies</bridgehead>
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80 |
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81 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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82 | <para role="recommended">
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83 | <xref linkend="cacerts"/> and
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84 | <xref linkend="openssl"/> or <xref linkend="gnutls"/>
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85 | </para>
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86 |
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87 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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88 | <para role="optional">
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89 | <ulink url="http://daniel.haxx.se/projects/c-ares/">c-ares</ulink>,
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90 | <ulink url="http://www.pdc.kth.se/kth-krb/">krb4</ulink>,
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91 | <xref linkend="libidn"/>,
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92 | <ulink url="https://launchpad.net/libmetalink/">libmetalink</ulink>,
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93 | <ulink url="http://www.libssh2.org">libssh2</ulink>,
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94 | <xref linkend="mitkrb"/>,
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95 | <xref linkend="openldap"/> and
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96 | <ulink url="http://www.vintela.com/resources/topics/spnego/">
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97 | SPNEGO</ulink>
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98 | </para>
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99 |
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100 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional for Running the Test Suite</bridgehead>
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101 | <para role="optional">
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102 | <xref linkend="stunnel"/> (for the HTTPS and FTPS tests)
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103 | </para>
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104 |
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105 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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106 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/curl"/>
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107 | </para>
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108 | </sect2>
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109 |
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110 | <sect2 role="installation">
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111 | <title>Installation of cURL</title>
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112 |
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113 | <para>
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114 | Install <application>cURL</application> by running the following
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115 | commands:
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116 | </para>
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117 |
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118 | <screen><userinput>sed -i '/--static-libs)/{N;s#echo .*#echo #;}' curl-config.in &&
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119 | ./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static --with-ca-path=/etc/ssl/certs &&
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120 | make</userinput></screen>
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121 |
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122 | <para>
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123 | To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
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124 | </para>
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125 |
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126 | <para>
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127 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>
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128 | user:
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129 | </para>
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130 |
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131 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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132 | find docs \( -name "Makefile*" -o -name "*.1" -o -name "*.3" \) -exec rm {} \; &&
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133 | install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/doc/curl-&curl-version; &&
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134 | cp -v -R docs/* /usr/share/doc/curl-&curl-version;</userinput></screen>
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135 | </sect2>
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136 |
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137 | <sect2 role="commands">
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138 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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139 |
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140 | <para>
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141 | <command>sed -i '/--static-libs)/{N;s#echo .*#echo #;}'
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142 | curl-config.in</command>: As we've not installed the static libraries,
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143 | this sed removes the static libs line from curl-config as it might
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144 | otherwise confuse other applications<!--such as pycurl-->.
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145 | </para>
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146 |
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147 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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148 | href="../../xincludes/static-libraries.xml"/>
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149 |
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150 | <para>
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151 | <parameter>--with-ca-path=/etc/ssl/certs</parameter>: This parameter
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152 | sets the directory to use as the path to the SSL certificates.
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153 | If you've not installed <xref linkend="openssl"/> or
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154 | <xref linkend="gnutls"/> and the <xref linkend="cacerts"/> you can
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155 | remove this option.
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156 | </para>
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157 |
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158 | <para>
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159 | <option>--with-gssapi</option>: This parameter adds
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160 | <application>Kerberos 5</application> support to
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161 | <filename class="libraryfile">libcurl</filename>.
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162 | </para>
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163 |
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164 | <para>
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165 | <option>--without-ssl --with-gnutls</option>: Use to
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166 | build with <application>GnuTLS</application> support
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167 | instead of <application>OpenSSL</application> for SSL/TLS.
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168 | </para>
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169 |
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170 | <para>
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171 | <command>find docs \( -name "Makefile*" -o -name "*.1" -o -name "*.3"
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172 | \) -exec rm {} \;</command>: This command removes
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173 | <filename>Makefiles</filename> and man files from the documentation
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174 | directory that would otherwise be installed by the commands that
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175 | follow.
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176 | </para>
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177 |
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178 | </sect2>
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179 |
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180 | <sect2 role="content">
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181 | <title>Contents</title>
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182 |
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183 | <segmentedlist>
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184 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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185 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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186 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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187 |
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188 | <seglistitem>
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189 | <seg>
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190 | curl and curl-config
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191 | </seg>
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192 | <seg>
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193 | libcurl.so
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194 | </seg>
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195 | <seg>
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196 | /usr/include/curl and
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197 | /usr/share/doc/curl-&curl-version;
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198 | </seg>
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199 | </seglistitem>
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200 | </segmentedlist>
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201 |
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202 | <variablelist>
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203 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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204 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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205 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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206 |
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207 | <varlistentry id="curl-prog">
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208 | <term><command>curl</command></term>
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209 | <listitem>
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210 | <para>
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211 | is a command line tool for transferring files with URL syntax.
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212 | </para>
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213 | <indexterm zone="curl curl-prog">
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214 | <primary sortas="b-curl">curl</primary>
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215 | </indexterm>
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216 | </listitem>
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217 | </varlistentry>
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218 |
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219 | <varlistentry id="curl-config">
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220 | <term><command>curl-config</command></term>
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221 | <listitem>
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222 | <para>
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223 | prints information about the last compile, like libraries
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224 | linked to and prefix setting.
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225 | </para>
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226 | <indexterm zone="curl curl-config">
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227 | <primary sortas="b-curl-config">curl-config</primary>
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228 | </indexterm>
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229 | </listitem>
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230 | </varlistentry>
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231 |
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232 | <varlistentry id="libcurl">
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233 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libcurl.so</filename></term>
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234 | <listitem>
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235 | <para>
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236 | provides the API functions required by
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237 | <command>curl</command> and other programs.
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238 | </para>
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239 | <indexterm zone="curl libcurl">
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240 | <primary sortas="c-libcurl">libcurl.so</primary>
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241 | </indexterm>
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242 | </listitem>
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243 | </varlistentry>
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244 |
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245 | </variablelist>
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246 |
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247 | </sect2>
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248 |
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249 | </sect1>
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