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

whats curl? It’s like texting a server instead of calling it (browser). You ask for stuff, it replies with data.

Super useful for:
- Quick API tests
- Downloading files
- Checking if a site’s down (curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" example.com)

GUI tools are easier, but curl is faster once you get it. Try [HTTPie](https://httpie.io/) if you want something friendlier.