What are the most useful curl opts you use regularly? or How do you optimize your requests with curl

I’m basic—`-G` for GET params and `--data-urlencode` when I need to escape stuff.

But my real MVP is `-w "%{time_total}s\n"` to benchmark API speed.

For tools, `curlconverter.com` is magic—paste your curl opts and get code in any language.

Also, `-A "Mozilla/5.0"` when APIs block plain curl. Sneaky sneaky.