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Updated: October 23, 2001 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.shtml)

Updated: November 1, 2001 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.shtml)

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  1.3 What is cURL not?

  Curl is *not*, I repeat, *not* a wget clone even though that is a very

  common misconception. Never, during curl's development, have I intended curl

  to replace wget or compete on its market. Curl is targeted at single-shot

  file transfers.

  Curl is *not* a wget clone even though that is a very common misconception.

  Never, during curl's development, have we intended curl to replace wget or

  compete on its market. Curl is targeted at single-shot file transfers.

  Curl is not a web site mirroring program. If you wanna use curl to mirror

  something: fine, go ahead and write a script that wraps around curl to make

  * We focus on protocol related issues and improvements. If you wanna do more

    magic with the supported protocols than curl currently does, chances are

    big I will agree. If you wanna add more protocols, I may very well

    big we will agree. If you wanna add more protocols, we may very well

    agree.

  * If you want someone else to make all the work while you wait for us to