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The curl() and curl_download() functions provide highly configurable
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drop-in replacements for base url() and download.file() with better
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performance, support for encryption (https, ftps), gzip compression,
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authentication, and other 'libcurl' goodies. The core of the package
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implements a framework for performing fully customized requests where
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data can be processed either in memory, on disk, or streaming via the
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callback or connection interfaces. Some knowledge of 'libcurl' is
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recommended; for a more-user-friendly web client see the 'httr'
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package which builds on this package with http specific tools and
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logic.
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