https://github.com/montana/curl-fetch

A recursive bash script that fetches `curl` using `wget` which is another UNIX tool to fetch outside binaries and other things.
https://github.com/montana/curl-fetch

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A recursive bash script that fetches `curl` using `wget` which is another UNIX tool to fetch outside binaries and other things.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/montana/curl-fetch
• Owner: Montana
• Created: 2023-11-10T21:41:40.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-01-15T22:33:42.000Z (12 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-02T21:38:09.745Z (8 days ago)
• Language: Shell
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• Size: 27.3 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md

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# curl-fetch

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A recursive bash script that fetches `curl` using `wget` which is another UNIX tool to fetch outside binaries and other things.


![curl-fetch (1)](https://github.com/Montana/curl-fetch/assets/20936398/c1c38086-6784-45ae-a6a9-895d9ee2a0c3)

## What is `curl-fetch` 

It's simple, it's a bash script that fetches `curl`, using `wget`. It can't get anymore recursive than this. It also has a `reversal` mode, where you can fetch wget with `curl`. 

## Usage

Open up a terminal and run: 

```bash

chmod +x ./curl_fetch.sh

./curl_fetch.sh # You may want to disable TLS if this fails, just add the --without-ssl conditional. 

```

If you want TLS, you can select from these conditionals to add: 

```bash

  --with-amissl

  --with-bearssl

  --with-gnutls

  --with-mbedtls

  --with-mesalink

  --with-nss

  --with-openssl (also works for BoringSSL and libressl)

  --with-rustls

  --with-schannel

  --with-secure-transport

  --with-wolfssl

```

So say if you pick `--with-openssl` the command would look like this: ```./curl_fetch.sh --with-openssl```.

## Reversal method 

Sometimes fetching `curl` using `wget` may not work, in this scenario you'll want to try using `wget` to fetch `curl`, then again retrying fetching `curl` using `wget` to the latest version:

```bash

 # Set the URL for downloading wget

    WGET_URL="https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-latest.tar.gz"

    WGET_TARBALL="wget.tar.gz"

    if curl -o "${WGET_TARBALL}" "${WGET_URL}"; then

        echo "wget downloaded successfully with curl. The circle is complete."

    else

        echo "Failed to download wget with curl. The irony!"

    fi

}

fetch_wget

```

## Upcoming features in `curl-fetch v2.0`

* More recursion in the script, so for example:

```bash

if wget "${CURL_URL}" -O "${CURL_TARBALL}"; then

        echo "Download complete. But wait, let's download it again for good measure!"

        download_curl

    else

        echo "Error downloading curl. But maybe it'll work if we try again?"

        download_curl

    fi

}

```

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# Credits

This was created by Michael Mendy in association with Dude Solutions, LLC.