Article:		Telnet and REST Web Services?
Subject:		You can also use cURL
Date:		2004-12-16 06:02:04
From:		jeff.mesnil
I also often use cURL to test REST web services. I find it more user-friendly than telnet and you can send HTTP verbs by using the -X options (e.g. curl -X DELETE $url)

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• You can also use cURL
  2004-12-16 06:34:47 Bob DuCharme [Reply]
  
  Cool, I didn't know about -X. I haven't used curl since I learned about dog ("better than cat", http://jl.photodex.com/dog/), but I don't think dog offers any special HTTP options.

  
  I just saw that wget doesn't seem to offer PUT or DELETE, but does have a lot of interesting command line parameters for people who want to get into the nitty-gritty of HTTP.

  
  domfox, thanks for the clarifications.

  
  Bob