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> 'curl' is 'cat url',

Whoa... TIL something! I don't know if that's the official etymology, but that's a great mnemonic!

EDIT: ... and yes, I use both tools :).

Well, it looks like I was taught wrong, and it's not 'cat URL' (though that's a good way to think of it), but the rather more direct-to-STDOUT-sounding 'see URL'. TIL something too :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CURL

My first impression is 'cat URL' not 'see URL'. The wikipedia article does not have to be official.

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