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curl: Send form-encoded data (POST request of type `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`). Use `--data @file_name` or `--data @'-'` to read from STDIN.

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$ curl --data ${'name=bob'} ${http:--example-com-form}

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The command curl is a commonly used command-line tool for making HTTP requests.

Let's break down the command curl --data ${'name=bob'} ${http:--example-com-form}:

curl: This is the command itself, which is used to make HTTP requests.
--data: This flag tells curl that you want to send data in the body of the request. It is followed by the data that you want to send.
${'name=bob'}: This is the data that you want to send in the request body. ${'name=bob'} is a placeholder used here, but it should be replaced with the actual data you want to send. In this case, it's sending the parameter "name" with a value of "bob" to the server.
${http:--example-com-form}: This is the URL where the request is being sent. Again, ${http:--example-com-form} is a placeholder used here, but it should be replaced with the actual URL where you want to send the request.

To use this command correctly, you need to replace ${'name=bob'} with the actual data you want to send, and ${http:--example-com-form} with the actual URL you want to make the request to.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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