Curl Upload-File inside Shell Runner - shell

I am trying to upload a single file via curl from within a gitlab-shell-runner.
Basically I need to use this command:
curl --user <user:password> --insecure --upload-file <file> https://example.com
Following error is shown:
Invoke-WebRequest : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument "<user:password>"
Which adjustments do I need to make, to run this inside gitlab-ci?
I have already tried to use a variable for the address and different variation of quotations.
Thank you in Advance!

As mentioned in "Running cURL on 64 bit Windows" you are running a CmdLet called Invoke-WebRequest, which has a curl alias in Powershell.
Start by removing it:
Remove-item alias:curl
Then check if your script does call the actual curl command (or you might need to call it explicitly).
Or: use Invoke-WebRequest (aliased 'curl') with a Basic $encodedCredentials header.

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As you can see, curl -xget is working fine in PS 7.2 and cmd, but gives an error in PS 5.1.
Invoke-WebRequest : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'xget'.
What am I doing wrong?
When you are calling curl in cmd and PowerShell Core it is calling the executable in %SYSTEMROOT%\System32\curl.exe while in PowerShell Desktop it is calling the Invoke-WebRequest command which does not have the xget parameter
If you want to use xget in PowerShell you have to use the curl.exe command instead
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-x ≈ --proxy
Maybe you should've used the capital letters in -XGET.

How do I format a variable inside the broken double quotes of a curl command?

I am trying to test the Sumo Logic API by updating the information of my collector. The second curl command is the one that is causing the issue 'curl: (55) Failed sending PUT request'. It works in my terminal but not in the bash script.
#!/bin/bash
readonly etag=$(curl -u '<accessId>:<accessKey>' -I -X GET https://api.sumologic.com/api/v1/collectors/<id> | grep -Fi etag | awk '{print $2}' | tr -d \''"\')
echo ${etag}
curl -vvv -u '<accessId>:<accessKey>' -X PUT -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "If-Match: \"${etag}\"" -T updated_collector.json https://api.sumologic.com/api/v1/collectors/<id>
set -x
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Here you can find the Sumo Logic Collector API Methods and Examples from which I got the curl commands to test the API: https://help.sumologic.com/APIs/Collector-Management-API/Collector-API-Methods-and-Examples
Update: I retieved the etag and then ran the second command in a bash script. I manually inserted the etag into the ${etag} portion of the second curl command. I then ran the script and it worked. Therefore, the etag variable isn't correctly formatted inside the second curl command. I do not know how to fix this.
The issue was partially the syntax but after fixing that, I was still getting an error. "If-Match: \"${etag}\" in my command should be "If-Match: ${etag}" instead. I had to add the --http1.1 flag for it to work. I'm sure this is a sumo logic issue. I am able to execute GET requests no problem using http2.0.

Running cURL on 64 bit Windows

I'm new to cURL, just got it installed but it seems to only do what it feels like. I'm using the 64 bit version I got from here: http://curl.haxx.se/latest.cgi?curl=win64-ssl-sspi with installation instructions I found here: http://guides.instructure.com/m/4214/l/83393-how-do-i-install-and-use-curl-on-a-windows-machine. Opening a new Powershell window I'm able to use a simple GET request like so:
curl http://localhost:3000
but if I run a POST
curl -d "hello world" http://localhost:3000
it tells me "Invoke-WebRequest : Parameter cannot be processed because the parameter name 'd' is ambiguous. Possible matches include: -DisableKeepAlive -Debug."
Trying to get help I type
curl -h or curl --help
gives me "Invoke-WebRequest : Missing an argument for parameter 'Headers'. Specify a parameter of type 'System.Collections.IDictionary' and try again."
As I mentioned, I'm a cURL newbie but it seems strange that it can do get requests but nothing else. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
Windows 7 64 bit
Powershell version 4
Your problem is that your are not using the Curl you installed but a CmdLet called Invoke-WebRequest.
Just execute :
Remove-item alias:curl
And test your curl again, then store it in your profile.
The explanation is that it exists a native alias to the Invoke-WebRequest which is a CmdLet that is supposed to deliver a kind of curl service.
From Windows 10 build 17063 and later (April 2018), Curl is included into Windows, so that you can execute it directly from Cmd.exe or PowerShell.exe. To use it in PowerShell be careful to unalias this CmdLet or explicitly call curl.exe.
Built with Schannel (Microsoft's native TLS engine), libcurl still perform peer certificate verification, but instead of using a CA cert bundle, it uses the certificates that are built into the OS.
You can execute curl commands with Command Prompt instead of Windows Powershell. Command prompt doesn't alias curl commands like Windows Powershell does.
To open command prompt, hit Win + R, type cmd in the input box, <Enter>.

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I need to post XML data via curl.exe under windows using PUT request.
In the curl help I found:
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curl sample calls
# with inlining plain data
curl -X PUT -d "payload" http://localhost
# referrring file
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For example, enter 'This is "quoted" payload' as "This is ""quoted"" payload" which is very different than in Unix.
Example:
curl -X PUT -d "This is ""quoted"" payload" http://localhost
in windows you'll need to put the # inside the quotes for the file you're sending:
curl -XPUT --data-binary "#uploadme.txt"
otherwise you'll get weird errors as it tries to use the content of the file as the url:
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(uploadme.txt contains "upload me!")
on Windows CMD, curl refers to C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe so you can use
curl -X PUT -d "payload" http://localhost
instead on Windows PowerShell curl refers to Invoke-WebRequest so it is not working with curl syntax. you can use curl.exe on PowerShell to call C:\Windows\System32\curl.exe so it will solve the issue.
curl.exe -X PUT -d "payload" http://localhost

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