curl -F what does it mean? php instagram
Solution 1
curl
is a linux utility that simulates web requests. Issuing a curl -F
command issues a http request with form submission data. In this case, the form data is the data access_token=ACCESS-TOKEN
and it is being issued to the url https://api.instagram.com/v1/media/{media-id}/likes
Further information on what cURL is and what it does can be found at http://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.html
Solution 2
From man curl
:
-F, --form <name=content>
(HTTP) This lets curl emulate a filled-in form in
which a user has pressed the submit button. This
causes curl to POST data using the Content-Type
multipart/form-data according to RFC 2388. This
enables uploading of binary files etc. To force the
'content' part to be a file, prefix the file name with
an @ sign. To just get the content part from a file,
prefix the file name with the symbol <. The difference
between @ and < is then that @ makes a file get
attached in the post as a file upload, while the <
makes a text field and just get the contents for that
text field from a file.
Example, to send your password file to the server,
where 'password' is the name of the form-field to
which /etc/passwd will be the input:
curl -F password=@/etc/passwd www.mypasswords.com
To read content from stdin instead of a file, use - as
the filename. This goes for both @ and < constructs.
You can also tell curl what Content-Type to use by
using 'type=', in a manner similar to:
curl -F "[email protected];type=text/html" url.com
or
curl -F "name=daniel;type=text/foo" url.com
You can also explicitly change the name field of a
file upload part by setting filename=, like this:
curl -F "file=@localfile;filename=nameinpost" url.com
See further examples and details in the MANUAL.
This option can be used multiple times.
Solution 3
-F
emulate user filling in a form and submit.
You can look for this in the man page of curl on your system. If it supports the option, it will have an entry in the man page.
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hellomello almost 2 years
I'm trying to figure out what this means? I want to be able to post something to Instagram's API, but not sure what curl -F means? I tried searching it on google, but it's not giving me much. Maybe someone with this matter can shine some light?
Also, What is the best way to post to Instagram with this method? The documentation is asking
curl -F 'access_token=ACCESS-TOKEN' \ https://api.instagram.com/v1/media/{media-id}/likes
Can someone explain this to me?
Thanks in advance!