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Why not just use wget if you need all that? Wget does yet more useful things.

MacOS comes with curl but no wget by default. Sure you can easily install it with homebrew. But it would be nice to have wget functionality by default.

Then you would need two tools instead of one

So? The tools are miniscule. Use the right tool for the right job. Shoehorning curl into the role of wget is silly.

BUT BUT BUT - neither wget nor curl let me read my email!

BRB, forking curl to add email client support.

https://programmingphilosophy.org/posts/zawinskis-law/

Good news then, because curl supports IMAP!

> Shoehorning curl into the role of wget is silly.

How is it silly if the identical functionality is there, but you just need to use more command-line arguments?

The functionality is not identical. Wget is much more high level. You should not need to be an HTTP and curl expert to download a file lol.

I've been trying to tell people my hammer is perfect for cutting their hair, they won't listen.

Until... I show them.

They become unresponsive, but their hair is removed.

Job done.

More comparable comparison here is that you have scissors which are more complex to use and will give better results when used correctly. But you are lazy and get new basic scissors.

Well no, I was suggesting "the golden hammer." ... where every problem is a nail.

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