http patch for network
Patch a body to a URL.
Signature
> http patch {flags} (URL) (data)
Flags
--user, -u {any}: the username when authenticating--password, -p {any}: the password when authenticating--content-type, -t {any}: the MIME type of content to post--max-time, -m {duration}: max duration before timeout occurs--headers, -H {any}: custom headers you want to add--raw, -r: return values as a string instead of a table--insecure, -k: allow insecure server connections when using SSL--full, -f: returns the full response instead of only the body--allow-errors, -e: do not fail if the server returns an error code--redirect-mode, -R {string}: What to do when encountering redirects. Default: 'follow'. Valid options: 'follow' ('f'), 'manual' ('m'), 'error' ('e').
Parameters
URL: The URL to post to.data: The contents of the post body.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| any | any |
Examples
Patch content to example.com
> http patch https://www.example.com 'body'Patch content to example.com, with username and password
> http patch --user myuser --password mypass https://www.example.com 'body'Patch content to example.com, with custom header
> http patch --headers [my-header-key my-header-value] https://www.example.comPatch content to example.com, with JSON body
> http patch --content-type application/json https://www.example.com { field: value }Patch JSON content from a pipeline to example.com
> open --raw foo.json | http patch https://www.example.comNotes
Performs HTTP PATCH operation.