How to upload a file via the command line using cURL; Upload an image using curl

To upload a file using the command line, do the following:

$ curl "https://www.example.com/upload.php" -F myfile=@"/path/to/file"

Example:

$ curl "https://www.example.com/upload.php" -F myfile=@"~/Desktop/image.png"

And using authentication:

$ curl -u username:password "https://www.example.com/upload.php" -F myfile=@"~/Desktop/image.png"

NOTE: Change myfile to the file input value name.

<input name="myfile" type="file" />

// upload.php
var_dump($_POST);
var_dump($_FILES);