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It is possible to specify an IP address when using cURL. The "--resolve" option can be used to pin a request to an IP address
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, while the "--connect-to" option can be used to connect to another host by name.
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Additionally, the "--resolve" option can be used in conjunction with editing the hosts file to redirect the host to a localhost.
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Curl is a powerful tool for generating HTTP requests that can be used to send requests to the wrong host. It can be used to fake the host header, connect to another host by name, and use the --resolve and --connect-to options to do this. Additionally, curl can be used to generate libcurl code for command lines, allowing for a more efficient and efficient way to generate curl code.
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Maybe you want the command curl http://example.com to connect to your local server instead of the actual server.
You can normally and easily do that by editing your hosts file ( /etc/hosts on Linux and Unix-like systems) and adding, for example, 127.0.0.1 example.com to redirect the host to your localhost. However
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