curl simple usage example

curl.sh

# Get json
$ curl -i -H "Accept: application/json" --user user:pass http://disvolvi.com/api/v1/list.json

# Post xml
curl -X POST -i -H "Accept: application/xml" -d '<?xml version="1.0"?><instance></instance>' --user user:pass http://disvolvi.com/api/v1/post.xml

# Return info from the return
-i

# Header type json
-H "Accept: application/json"

# Header type xml
-H "Accept: application/xml"

# User credentials for http basic authentication
--user user:pass

# Set request as post
-X POST

# Send xml content
-d '<?xml version="1.0"?><instance></instance>'