cURL Cheat Sheet/Send query parameters in URL

Pass query parameters directly in the URL.

Section: Request Shaping

Send query parameters in URL

bash
bash
curl 'https://example.com/search?q=curl&sort=new'
Explanation

Quote URLs containing `&` to prevent shell interpretation.

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