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    README
    
      Curl is a command line tool for transfering data specified with URL
      syntax. Find out how to use Curl by reading the curl.1 man page or the
    
      MANUAL document. Find out how to install Curl by reading the INSTALL
    
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      document.
    
    
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      libcurl is a library that Curl is using to do its job. It is readily
    
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      available to be used by your software. Read the LIBCURL document to
    
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      find out how!
    
      You find answers to the most frequent questions we get in the FAQ document.
    
    
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      Study the LEGAL file for distribution terms and similar.
    
    
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      Always try the Curl web site for the latest news:
    
    
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            http://curl.haxx.se
    
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      The official download mirror sites are:
    
    
            Sweden    -- ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/www/utilities/curl/
            Germany   -- ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/unix/network/curl/
    
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      To download the very latest source off the CVS server do this:
    
    
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            cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.curl.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/curl login
    
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         (just press enter when asked for password)
    
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            cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.curl.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/curl co .
    
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         (now, you'll get all the latest sources downloaded into your current
         directory. Note that this does NOT create a directory named curl or
         anything)
    
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            cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.curl.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/curl logout
    
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         (you're off the hook!)
    
    
      Curl contains pieces of source code that is Copyright (c) 1998, 1999
      Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan. This notice is included here to comply with the
      distribution terms.