yuchen · February 3, 2021 03:10 · Feb 3, 2021 · Feb 3, 2021 · Nov 25, 2020 · Nov 25, 2020
diff --git a/curl.md b/curl.md
@@ -109,4 +109,6 @@ with a data file
 
 ### Upload file
 
-    curl 'http://localhost/uploader.php' -F "userid=1" -F "filecomment=This is an image file" -F "image=@/home/user1/Desktop/test.jpg"
+    curl -F "userid=1" -F "filecomment=This is an image file" -F "image=@/home/user1/Desktop/test.jpg" 'http://localhost/uploader.php'
+
+    curl -i -X POST -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" -F "[email protected];userid=1234" http://mysuperserver/media/upload
diff --git a/curl.md b/curl.md
@@ -108,3 +108,5 @@ with a data file
     curl -d "@data.json" -X POST http://localhost:3000/data
 
 ### Upload file
+
+    curl 'http://localhost/uploader.php' -F "userid=1" -F "filecomment=This is an image file" -F "image=@/home/user1/Desktop/test.jpg"
diff --git a/curl.md b/curl.md
@@ -107,4 +107,4 @@ with a data file
 
     curl -d "@data.json" -X POST http://localhost:3000/data
 
-
+### Upload file
diff --git a/curl.md b/curl.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 `-b, --cookie <name=data>`
         Supply cookie with request. If no `=`, then specifies the cookie file to use (see `-c`).
 
-`-c, --cokkie-jar <file name>`
+`-c, --cookie-jar <file name>`
         File to save response cookies to.
 
 `-d, --data <data>`

diff --git a/curl.md b/curl.md
@@ -43,8 +43,13 @@
 `-s, --silent`
         Silent (quiet) mode. Use with `-S` to force it to show errors.
 
-`-v, verbose`
+`-v, --verbose`
         Provide more information (useful for debugging).
+
+`-w, --write-out <format>`
+        Make curl display information on stdout after a completed transfer. See man page for more details on
+        available variables. Convenient way to force curl to append a newline to output: `-w "\n"` (can add
+        to `~/.curlrc`).
 
 `-X, --request`
         The request method to use.

diff --git a/curl.md b/curl.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 `-f, --fail`
         Fail silently (don't output HTML error form if returned). 
 
-`-F, --form <name=content>
+`-F, --form <name=content>`
         Submit form data.
 
 `-H, --header <header>`

diff --git a/curl.md b/curl.md
@@ -1,3 +1,57 @@
+## Common Options
+
+`-#, --progress-bar`
+        Make curl display a simple progress bar instead of the more informational standard meter.
+
+`-b, --cookie <name=data>`
+        Supply cookie with request. If no `=`, then specifies the cookie file to use (see `-c`).
+
+`-c, --cokkie-jar <file name>`
+        File to save response cookies to.
+
+`-d, --data <data>`
+        Send specified data in POST request. Details provided below.
+
+`-f, --fail`
+        Fail silently (don't output HTML error form if returned). 
+
+`-F, --form <name=content>
+        Submit form data.
+
+`-H, --header <header>`
+        Headers to supply with request.
+
+`-i, --include`
+        Include HTTP headers in the output.
+
+`-I, --head`
+        Fetch headers only.
+
+`-k, --insecure`
+        Allow insecure connections to succeed.
+
+`-L, --location`
+        Follow redirects.
+
+`-o, --output <file>`
+        Write output to <file>. Can use `--create-dirs` in conjunction with this to create any directories
+        specified in the `-o` path.
+
+`-O, --remote-name`
+        Write output to file named like the remote file (only writes to current directory).
+
+`-s, --silent`
+        Silent (quiet) mode. Use with `-S` to force it to show errors.
+
+`-v, verbose`
+        Provide more information (useful for debugging).
+
+`-X, --request`
+        The request method to use.
+
+
+## POST
+
 When sending data via a POST or PUT request, two common formats (specified via the `Content-Type` header) are:
   * `application/json`
   * `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`

diff --git a/curl.md b/curl.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ For sending data with POST and PUT requests, these are common `curl` options:
 
 ## Examples
 
-##### POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded
+### POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded
 
 `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` is the default:
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ with a data file
 
     curl -d "@data.txt" -X POST http://localhost:3000/data
 
-##### POST application/json
+### POST application/json
 
     curl -d '{"key1":"value1", "key2":"value2"}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST http://localhost:3000/data
 

diff --git a/curl.md b/curl.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Many APIs will accept both formats, so if you're using `curl` at the command lin
 
 This gist provides examples for using both formats, including how to use sample data files in either format with your `curl` requests.
 
-### curl usage
+## curl usage
 
 For sending data with POST and PUT requests, these are common `curl` options:
 
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ For sending data with POST and PUT requests, these are common `curl` options:
 * data
   * form urlencoded: `-d "param1=value1&param2=value2"` or `-d @data.txt`
   * json: `-d '{"key1":"value1", "key2":"value2"}'` or `-d @data.json`
+
+## Examples
 
 ##### POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded
 

diff --git a/curl.md b/curl.md
@@ -2,12 +2,28 @@ When sending data via a POST or PUT request, two common formats (specified via t
   * `application/json`
   * `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`
 
-Many APIs will accept both formats, so if you're using `curl` at the command line, it can be a bit easier to use the urlencoded format instead of json because
+Many APIs will accept both formats, so if you're using `curl` at the command line, it can be a bit easier to use the form urlencoded format instead of json because
   * the json format requires a bunch of extra quoting
-  * curl will send urlencoded by default, so for json the `Content-Type` header must be explicitly set
+  * curl will send form urlencoded by default, so for json the `Content-Type` header must be explicitly set
 
 This gist provides examples for using both formats, including how to use sample data files in either format with your `curl` requests.
 
+### curl usage
+
+For sending data with POST and PUT requests, these are common `curl` options:
+
+ * request type
+   * `-X POST`
+   * `-X PUT`
+
+ * content type header
+  * `-H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded"`
+  * `-H "Content-Type: application/json"`
+
+* data
+  * form urlencoded: `-d "param1=value1&param2=value2"` or `-d @data.txt`
+  * json: `-d '{"key1":"value1", "key2":"value2"}'` or `-d @data.json`
+
 ##### POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded
 
 `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` is the default:

diff --git a/curl.md b/curl.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Many APIs will accept both formats, so if you're using `curl` at the command lin
   * the json format requires a bunch of extra quoting
   * curl will send urlencoded by default, so for json the `Content-Type` header must be explicitly set
 
+This gist provides examples for using both formats, including how to use sample data files in either format with your `curl` requests.
 
 ##### POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded
 

diff --git a/curl.md b/curl.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ When sending data via a POST or PUT request, two common formats (specified via t
   * `application/json`
   * `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`
 
-Many APIs will accept both formats, so if you're using `curl` at the command line, it can be a bit easier to use the urlencoded format than json because
+Many APIs will accept both formats, so if you're using `curl` at the command line, it can be a bit easier to use the urlencoded format instead of json because
   * the json format requires a bunch of extra quoting
   * curl will send urlencoded by default, so for json the `Content-Type` header must be explicitly set
 

diff --git a/curl.md b/curl.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+When sending data via a POST or PUT request, two common formats (specified via the `Content-Type` header) are:
+  * `application/json`
+  * `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`
+
+Many APIs will accept both formats, so if you're using `curl` at the command line, it can be a bit easier to use the urlencoded format than json because
+  * the json format requires a bunch of extra quoting
+  * curl will send urlencoded by default, so for json the `Content-Type` header must be explicitly set
+
+
 ##### POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded
 
 `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` is the default:

diff --git a/curl.md b/curl.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded
+##### POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded
 
 `application/x-www-form-urlencoded` is the default:
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ with a data file
 
     curl -d "@data.txt" -X POST http://localhost:3000/data
 
-## POST application/json
+##### POST application/json
 
     curl -d '{"key1":"value1", "key2":"value2"}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST http://localhost:3000/data
 

diff --git a/curl.md b/curl.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+## POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded
+
+`application/x-www-form-urlencoded` is the default:
+
+    curl -d "param1=value1&param2=value2" -X POST http://localhost:3000/data
+
+explicit:
+
+    curl -d "param1=value1&param2=value2" -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" -X POST http://localhost:3000/data
+
+with a data file
+
+    curl -d "@data.txt" -X POST http://localhost:3000/data
+
+## POST application/json
+
+    curl -d '{"key1":"value1", "key2":"value2"}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST http://localhost:3000/data
+
+with a data file
+
+    curl -d "@data.json" -X POST http://localhost:3000/data
+
+
diff --git a/data.json b/data.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "key1":"value1",
+  "key2":"value2"
+}
diff --git a/data.txt b/data.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+param1=value1&param2=value2
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "name": "postdemo",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node server.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "body-parser": "^1.15.0",
+    "express": "^4.13.4"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+var app = require('express')();
+var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+
+app.use(bodyParser.json()); // for parsing application/json
+app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true })); // for parsing application/x-www-form-urlencoded
+
+app.post('/data', function (req, res) {
+  console.log(req.body);
+  res.end();
+});
+
+app.listen(3000);
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		@@ -107,4 +107,4 @@ with a data file

		curl -d "@data.json" -X POST http://localhost:3000/data


		### Upload file