# \[SOLVED\] Curl(?) differences linux/windows

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**Category:** Command Line Interface\
**Created:** [August 29, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/solved-curl-differences-linux-windows/3784 "2017-08-29T13:59:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/solved-curl-differences-linux-windows/3784/9 "2017-08-31T12:47:57Z")

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It seems that Windows curl doesn’t like single quotes. This works:

`curl -g -H "Content-type: application/json" -X POST -d "{\"text\":\"Patrick This is a line of line of text.\"}"`

Putting every string in double quotes and escape any double quotes within with a \.  
And it needs the header line.

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