HTTPie is a command line HTTP client, a user-friendly cURL replacement

http://httpie.org

Main Features:

Expressive and intuitive syntax
Formatted and colorized terminal output
Built-in JSON support
Forms and file uploads
HTTPS, proxies, and authentication
Arbitrary request data
Custom headers
Persistent sessions
Wget-like downloads
Python 2.6, 2.7 and 3.x support
Linux, Mac OS X and Windows support
Plugins
Documentation
Test coverage