Whats curl? Can someone explain how it works? or Newbie here: whats curl and why is it useful?

whats curl? It’s the OG tool for making HTTP requests from the terminal. No frills, just pure power.

Use it when you need precision—like setting custom headers (`-H`) or sending POST data (`-d`). Browsers hide too much stuff; curl shows it all.

Example: `curl -X POST -d '{"name":"John"}' -H "Content-Type: application/json" https://api.example.com`

Pro tip: Combine it with `jq` to parse JSON responses like a boss.