May 2017
Beginner
552 pages
28h 47m
English
Content preview from Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition
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Authenticating with cURL
The curl command's -u option performs HTTP or FTP authentication.
The username and password can be specified using -u username:password:
$ curl -u user:pass http://test_auth.com
If you prefer to be prompted for the password, provide only a username:
$ curl -u user http://test_auth.com