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How to use cURL to send data in XML format?

To use cURL to send data in XML format, you need to follow these steps:

  1. Create an XML file with the data you want to send. For example, let's say you have a file called "data.xml" with the following content:
<root> <name>John Doe</name> <email>[email protected]</email> </root>
  1. Open a terminal or command prompt and run the following cURL command:
curl -X POST -d @data.xml -H "Content-Type: application/xml" URL

Replace "data.xml" with the path to your XML file, and "URL" with the actual URL you want to send the XML data to.

The -X POST option sets the HTTP request method to POST, which is commonly used for sending data.

The -d @data.xml option tells cURL to read the data from the specified file.

The -H "Content-Type: application/xml" option sets the Content-Type header to specify that the data being sent is in XML format.

  1. Run the cURL command, and it will send the XML data to the specified URL.

Note that cURL is a command-line tool used for making HTTP requests, so you'll need to have it installed on your system for this to work.