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@ -114,53 +114,54 @@ Examples
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--------
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Send a ``HEAD`` request:
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Custom `HTTP method`_, `HTTP headers`_ and `JSON`_ data:
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.. code-block:: bash
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$ http HEAD example.org
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$ http PUT example.org X-API-Token:123 name=John
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Submit a form:
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Submitting `forms`_:
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.. code-block:: bash
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$ http --form POST example.org hello=World
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$ http -f POST example.org hello=World
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Send a ``PUT`` request with a custom header and some JSON data:
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See the request that is being sent using on of the `output options`_:
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.. code-block:: bash
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$ http PUT example.org X-API-Token:123 name='David Bowie'
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See the request that is being sent:
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.. code-block:: bash
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$ http --verbose example.org
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$ http -v example.org
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Use `Github API`_ to post a comment on an issue:
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Use `Github API`_ to post a comment on an issue with `authentication`_:
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.. code-block:: bash
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$ http -a USERNAME POST https://api.github.com/repos/jkbr/httpie/issues/83/comments body='HTTPie is awesome!'
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Upload a file:
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Upload a file using `redirected input`_:
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.. code-block:: bash
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$ http example.org < file.json
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Download a file:
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Download a file and save it via `redirected output`_:
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.. code-block:: bash
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$ http example.org/file > file
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--------
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*What follows is a detailed documentation. It covers the command syntax,
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advances usage, and also features additional examples.*
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============
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HTTP Method
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============
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@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ The name of the HTTP method comes right before the URL argument:
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$ http DELETE example.org/todos/7
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It makes the command look similar to the actual ``Request-Line`` that is sent:
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Which looks similar to the actual ``Request-Line`` that is sent:
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.. code-block:: http
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@ -250,7 +251,7 @@ You can use ``\`` to escape characters that shouldn't be used as separators
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(or parts thereof). e.g., ``foo\==bar`` will become a data key/value
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pair (``foo=`` and ``bar``) instead of a URL parameter.
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No that data fields aren't the only way to specify request data,
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Note that data fields aren't the only way to specify request data,
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`redirected input`_ allows passing arbitrary data to be sent with the request.
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@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ both of which can be overwritten:
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================ =======================================
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You can use ``--json`` / ``-j`` to set ``Accept`` to ``application/json``
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regardless of whether you are sending data (it's a shortcut for using setting
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regardless of whether you are sending data (it's a shortcut for setting
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the header via the usual header notation –
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``http url Accept:application/json``).
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@ -323,6 +324,12 @@ into the resulting object:
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}
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Send JSON data stored in a file (see `redirected input`_ for more examples):
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.. code-block:: bash
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$ http POST api.example.com/person/1 < person.json
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=====
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Forms
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@ -330,9 +337,10 @@ Forms
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Submitting forms is very similar to sending `JSON`_ requests. Often the only
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difference is in adding the ``--form`` / ``-f`` option, which ensures that
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data fields are serialized and ``Content-Type`` is set to
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data fields are serialized as, and ``Content-Type`` is set to,
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``application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8``.
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-------------
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Regular Forms
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-------------
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@ -355,7 +363,7 @@ Regular Forms
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File Upload Forms
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-----------------
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When one or more file fields are present, the content type is
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If one or more file fields is present, the serialization and content type is
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``multipart/form-data``:
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.. code-block:: bash
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@ -397,8 +405,7 @@ To set custom headers you can use the ``Header:Value`` notation:
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X-Foo: Bar
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There are a couple of default headers that HTTPie sets, but they can easily
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be overwritten:
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There are a couple of default headers that HTTPie sets:
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.. code-block:: http
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@ -409,6 +416,9 @@ be overwritten:
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Host: <taken-from-URL>
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Any of the default headers can be overwritten.
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==============
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Authentication
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==============
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@ -488,9 +498,10 @@ In your ``~/.bash_profile``:
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HTTPS
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=====
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To skip the host's SSL certificate verification, you can pass ``--verify=no``.
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You can also specify a custom CA bundle path using the same option. The same
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can also be done via the environment variable ``REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE``.
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To skip the host's SSL certificate verification, you can pass ``--verify=no``
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(default is ``yes``). You can also use ``--verify`` to set a custom CA bundle
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path. The path can also be configured via the environment variable
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``REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE``.
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==============
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@ -552,7 +563,7 @@ Character Stands for
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``b`` Response body.
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========== ==================
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Print both the request and response headers:
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Print request and response headers:
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.. code-block:: bash
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@ -569,14 +580,14 @@ request, except that it applies to any HTTP method you use.
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Let's say that there is an API that returns the whole resource when it is
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updated, but you are only interested in the response headers to see the
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status code after the update:
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status code after an update:
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.. code-block:: bash
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$ http --headers PATCH example.org/Really-Huge-Resource name='New Name'
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Since we are only printing the HTTP headers here, the connection to server
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Since we are only printing the HTTP headers here, the connection to the server
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is closed as soon as all the response headers have been received.
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Therefore, bandwidth and time isn't wasted downloading the body
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which you don't care about.
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@ -657,7 +668,7 @@ Body Data From a Filename
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``@/path/to/file``) whose content is used as if it came from ``stdin``.
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It has the advantage that **the** ``Content-Type``
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**header will automatically be set** to the appropriate value based on the
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**header is automatically set** to the appropriate value based on the
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filename extension. For example, the following request sends the
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verbatim contents of that XML file with ``Content-Type: application/xml``:
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Terminal Output
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=================
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HTTPie does several things by default to make its terminal output easy to read.
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HTTPie does several things by default in order to make its terminal output
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easy to read.
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@ -679,7 +691,7 @@ Colors and Formatting
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Syntax highlighting is applied to HTTP headers and bodies (where it makes
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sense). You can choose your prefered color scheme via the ``--style`` option
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if you don't like the default onw (see ``$ http --help`` for the possible
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if you don't like the default one (see ``$ http --help`` for the possible
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values).
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Also, the following formatting is applied:
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Binary data is suppressed for terminal output, which makes it safe to perform
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requests to URLs send back binary data. Binary data is suppressed also in
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requests to URLs that send back binary data. Binary data is suppressed also in
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redirected, but prettified output. The connection is closed as soon as we know
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that the response body is binary,
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http example.org/File.mov
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http example.org/Movie.mov
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You will immediately see something like this:
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You will nearly instantly see something like this:
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`terminal output`_:
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* Formatting and colors aren't applied (unless ``--pretty``, ``--format``,
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or ``--colors``, is set).
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or ``--colors`` is set).
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* Only the response body is printed (unless one of the `output options`_ is set).
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* Also, binary data isn't suppressed.
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@ -756,7 +768,7 @@ Download an image of Octocat, resize it using ImageMagick, upload it elsewhere:
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$ http octodex.github.com/images/original.jpg | convert - -resize 25% - | http example.org/Octocats
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Force colorizing and formatting, and show both the request and response in
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Force colorizing and formatting, and show both the request and the response in
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``less`` pager:
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$ http --pretty --verbose example.org | less -R
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The ``-R`` flag tells ``less`` to interpret color escape sequences included
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HTTPie`s output.
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==================
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Streamed Responses
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==================
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Responses are downloaded and printed in chunks, which allows for streaming
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and large file downloads without using too much RAM. However, when
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`colors and formatting`_ are applied, the whole response is buffered and only
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`colors and formatting`_ is applied, the whole response is buffered and only
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then processed at once.
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2. Streaming becomes enabled even when the output is prettified: It will be
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applied to **each line** of the response and flushed immediately. This makes
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it possible to have a nice output of long-lived requests, such as one
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it possible to have a nice output for long-lived requests, such as one
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to the Twitter streaming API.
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$ http --stream -f -a YOUR-TWITTER-NAME https://stream.twitter.com/1/statuses/filter.json track='Justin Bieber'
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Streamed output by small chunks:
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Streamed output by small chunks alá ``tail -f``:
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(default for redirected output), allow for both user-friendly interactive use
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and usage from scripts, where HTTPie serves as a generic HTTP client.
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As HTTPie is still under heavy development, the existing command line
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syntax and some of the ``--OPTIONS`` may change slightly before
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HTTPie reaches its final version ``1.0``. All changes are recorded in the
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`changelog`_.
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==========
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Contribute
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@ -935,6 +956,8 @@ Please see `LICENSE`_.
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Changelog
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=========
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*You can click a version name to see a diff with the previous one.*
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* `0.2.8dev`_
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* Added exit status code ``2`` for timed-out requests.
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* Added ``--colors`` and ``--format`` in addition to ``--pretty``, to
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