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twurl: Authorize `twurl` to access a Twitter account.

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$ twurl authorize --consumer-key ${twitter_api_key} --consumer-secret ${twitter_api_secret}

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The command "twurl authorize" is used to authorize the Twurl command-line tool to make requests on behalf of a user to the Twitter API.

The "--consumer-key" flag is used to specify the consumer key, which is a unique alphanumeric code assigned by Twitter when you create a Twitter developer application. This key is used to identify your application.

The "${twitter_api_key}" is a placeholder for the actual consumer key that you would provide when running the command. You need to replace "${twitter_api_key}" with your specific consumer key.

The "--consumer-secret" flag is used to specify the consumer secret, which is another unique alphanumeric code assigned by Twitter to your developer application. This secret is used to securely authenticate your application.

Similar to the consumer key, "${twitter_api_secret}" is a placeholder for the actual consumer secret that you provide when running the command. You need to replace "${twitter_api_secret}" with your specific consumer secret.

By running this command with the appropriate consumer key and consumer secret, Twurl will prompt you to authorize the application access to your Twitter account. Once authorized, Twurl can make requests to the Twitter API using your account credentials.

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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