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---
c: Copyright (C) Daniel Stenberg, <daniel@haxx.se>, et al.
SPDX-License-Identifier: curl
Long: basic
Help: HTTP Basic Authentication
Protocols: HTTP
Category: auth
Added: 7.10.6
Multi: boolean
See-also:
  - proxy-basic
Example:
  - -u name:password --basic $URL
---

# `--basic`

Use HTTP Basic authentication with the remote host. This method is the default
and this option is usually pointless, unless you use it to override a
previously set option that sets a different authentication method (such as
--ntlm, --digest, or --negotiate).

Used together with --user.