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How to use cURL to send a multipart/form-data request for file uploads?

To use cURL to send a multipart/form-data request for file uploads, follow the steps below:

  1. Install cURL if it's not already installed on your system.

  2. Open your terminal or command prompt.

  3. Use the following cURL command to send the multipart/form-data request:

curl -X POST -F "file=@/path/to/file.jpg" URL

Replace /path/to/file.jpg with the actual path to the file you want to upload, and replace URL with the URL of the server endpoint to which you want to send the request.

  1. If you need to send additional fields along with the file, you can use additional -F options. For example:
curl -X POST -F "file=@/path/to/file.jpg" -F "field1=value1" -F "field2=value2" URL

Replace field1=value1 and field2=value2 with the names and values of the additional fields you want to send.

  1. If the server requires authentication, you can include the appropriate credentials using the -u option. For example:
curl -X POST -F "file=@/path/to/file.jpg" -u username:password URL

Replace username and password with your actual credentials.

  1. Press Enter to execute the cURL command. cURL will send the multipart/form-data request to the specified URL with the file and any additional fields attached.

The server should process the request and respond accordingly.