The workshop · Edition No. 37 · 1 Oct 2026

ducaale/xh

Sends web requests from a terminal in short readable commands, and is the maintained way to keep the habit HTTPie invented.

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Sends web requests from a terminal in short readable commands, and is the maintained way to keep the habit HTTPie invented.

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