How to update cURL on windows?

Question

I have cURL installed on windows OS along with git. Now I have to update the cURL version.

Following this link, I downloaded the cURL latest version and added to the environment variable of the system.

But still curl --version gives me the previous version installed.How can I make new version to work out?

Are both versions in your path? Make sure there's only one. ALso make sure your path isn't too long. — doctorlove, Sep 26 '17 at 10:22
@doctorlove I cannot find the `cURL` path which came along with `git`.But `git` is in path.So that makes curl in that path too.What to do now? — rohan sethi, Sep 26 '17 at 10:25
When you type `where curl` what does it say? You might find it easier to explicitly state which curl you want to use if you have more than one — doctorlove, Sep 26 '17 at 10:26
@doctorlove It points to the `git` installation dir where `cURL` is in bin folder.Does that mean I have to remove git path ? — rohan sethi, Sep 26 '17 at 10:29
I have some cmd files to set the paths I need if I want to swap versions... — doctorlove, Sep 26 '17 at 10:32
@doctorlove Is there any work around for this? I'll be using both `curl` and `git` together with some 3rd parties. — rohan sethi, Sep 26 '17 at 10:33

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited May 14 '21 at 08:41

You can use where on windows to find which version is being used.

WHERE curl.exe

You could fully qualify the specific cURL version you want to invoke, or remove the wrong version from PATH.

Beware dumping everything in your PATH env variable - it's easier to set the path explicitly for the specific versions you want to use.

Try having a set_path.cmd file for each setup:

set PATH=[wherever_git_is];%PATH%

for when you want git and

set PATH=[other_curl];%PATH%

for when you want to use the other cURL.

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