diff --git a/pages/windows/curl.md b/pages/windows/curl.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..43b14461da --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/windows/curl.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# curl + +> In PowerShell, this command may be an alias of `Invoke-WebRequest` when the original `curl` program () is not properly installed. + +- Check whether `curl` is properly installed by printing its version number. If this command evaluates into an error, PowerShell may have substituted this command with `Invoke-WebRequest`: + +`curl --version` + +- View documentation for the original `curl` command: + +`tldr curl -p common` + +- View documentation for PowerShell's `Invoke-WebRequest` command: + +`tldr invoke-webrequest` diff --git a/pages/windows/invoke-webrequest.md b/pages/windows/invoke-webrequest.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4c53c08ffb --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/windows/invoke-webrequest.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Invoke-WebRequest + +> Performs a HTTP/HTTPS request to the Web. +> This command can only be used through PowerShell. +> More information: . + +- Download the contents of a URL to a file: + +`Invoke-WebRequest {{http://example.com}} -OutFile {{filename}}` + +- Send form-encoded data (POST request of type `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`): + +`Invoke-WebRequest -Method Post -Body @{ name='bob' } {{http://example.com/form}}` + +- Send a request with an extra header, using a custom HTTP method: + +`Invoke-WebRequest -Headers {{@{ X-My-Header = '123' }}} -Method {{PUT}} {{http://example.com}}` + +- Send data in JSON format, specifying the appropriate content-type header: + +`Invoke-WebRequest -Body {{'{"name":"bob"}'}} -ContentType 'application/json' {{http://example.com/users/1234}}` + +- Pass a username and password for server authentication: + +`Invoke-WebRequest -Headers @{ Authorization = "Basic "+ [System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetBytes("myusername:mypassword")) } {{http://example.com}}` diff --git a/pages/windows/iwr.md b/pages/windows/iwr.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5a008a7e45 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/windows/iwr.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +# iwr + +> This command is an alias of `Invoke-WebRequest` in PowerShell. + +- View documentation for the original command: + +`tldr invoke-webrequest` diff --git a/pages/windows/wget.md b/pages/windows/wget.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3dd8b0367c --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/windows/wget.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +# wget + +> In PowerShell, this command may be an alias of `Invoke-WebRequest` when the original `wget` program () is not properly installed. + +- Check whether `wget` is properly installed by printing its version number. If this command evaluates into an error, PowerShell may have substituted this command with `Invoke-WebRequest`: + +`curl --version` + +- View documentation for the original `wget` command: + +`tldr wget -p common` + +- View documentation for PowerShell's `Invoke-WebRequest` command: + +`tldr invoke-webrequest`