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tags: [tldr, osx]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# httpie

> A user friendly HTTP tool.
> More information: <https://github.com/httpie/httpie>.

- Send a GET request (default method with no request data):

`http {{https://example.com}}`

- Send a POST request (default method with request data):

`http {{https://example.com}} {{hello=World}}`

- Send a POST request with redirected input:

`http {{https://example.com}} < {{file.json}}`

- Send a PUT request with a given JSON body:

`http PUT {{https://example.com/todos/7}} {{hello=world}}`

- Send a DELETE request with a given request header:

`http DELETE {{https://example.com/todos/7}} {{API-Key:foo}}`

- Show the whole HTTP exchange (both request and response):

`http -v {{https://example.com}}`

- Download a file:

`http --download {{https://example.com}}`

- Follow redirects and show intermediary requests and responses:

`http --follow --all {{https://example.com}}`
