# Is command line tool "curl" actually provided by Ruby on Rai **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [September 23, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-command-line-tool-curl-actually-provided-by-ruby-on-rai/115323 "2007-09-23T22:23:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rupertrealbear](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@rupertrealbear](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rupertrealbear)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-command-line-tool-curl-actually-provided-by-ruby-on-rai/115323/1 "2007-09-23T22:23:26Z")
I tried using the command line tool “curl” in a Ruby console window and got the message:- ‘curl’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file The same thing happened in an ordinary “dos” window (calling the curl from the ruby application’s folder). I can’t find “curl” anywhere in any Ruby-related documentation. There is a cURL website where I could ask about this but I thought I should ask here first. I am following along with “Agile Web Developement with Rails” where I have set up a REST-style interface to generate an XML feed from the application using an rxml template. My curl looks like:- curl [http://localhost:3000/info/who\_bought/1](http://localhost:3000/info/who_bought/1) I added my little issue with the Report Erratum and so far no-one has responded. Does anyone know what’s happeing here ---
**Author:** ![rupertrealbear](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@rupertrealbear](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rupertrealbear)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-command-line-tool-curl-actually-provided-by-ruby-on-rai/115323/2 "2007-09-23T22:32:27Z")
On Sep 23, 2007, at 4:22 PM, rupertrealbear wrote: > ‘curl’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable > program or batch file [http://curl.haxx.se/](http://curl.haxx.se/) Comes bundled with Mac OS X and some Linux distributions. -faisal ---
**Author:** ![rupertrealbear](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@rupertrealbear](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rupertrealbear)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-command-line-tool-curl-actually-provided-by-ruby-on-rai/115323/3 "2007-09-23T23:58:51Z")
rupertrealbear wrote: > I tried using the command line tool “curl” in a Ruby console window > and got the message:- > > ‘curl’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable > program or batch file > > The same thing happened in an ordinary “dos” window (calling the curl > from the ruby application’s folder). curl (and its friend wget) are from unix-land – they have nothing to do with Ruby; they’re command-line tools that will get a web page. This can be vary useful for getting behind the covers of what’s happening in a web request. There may be a “straight” DOS/Windows version available (see for example [cURL for Windows | FileForum](http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/cURL_for_Windows/966899018/1)). I am sure you can also get these as part of the Cygwin package. Cygwin is a kind of unix/linux that actually runs within Windows. It may be worth checking this out, because even though Ruby/Rails run in Windows, its “heritage” is pretty unixy. Unix may be something worth getting a little familiar with, and Cygwin is an impressive attempt to do unix on Windows. Tom ---
**Author:** ![rupertrealbear](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@rupertrealbear](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rupertrealbear)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-command-line-tool-curl-actually-provided-by-ruby-on-rai/115323/4 "2007-09-24T00:44:54Z")
On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:31:58 -0400, Faisal N Jawdat wrote: > Comes bundled with Mac OS X and some Linux distributions. Yep. If you’re going to do Rails on Windows, you may want to look into “cygwin” - it provides many of the basic command-line tools that are present in UNIX/Linux. On the other hand, it can be confusing, because it’s a whole environment unto itself. So you may end up with two versions of ruby (one in Windows, one in cygwin), two sets of gem libraries, etc. etc. – Jay L. | Boston, MA | My character doesn’t like it when they Faster: jay at jay dot fm | cry or shout or hit. [http://www.jay.fm](http://www.jay.fm) | - Kristoffer