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

Curl’s basically a way to talk to servers without a browser. It’s a command, but also a library (libcurl) used in tons of apps.

Why use it? Automation! Need to fetch data every hour? Write a script with curl.

Simple example: `curl ifconfig.me` gives you your public IP. Neat, right?

For learning, [MDN’s HTTP guide](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP) pairs well with curl experiments.