Why is cURL using zlib?

You can compile Libcurl with support for OpenSSL, SSH2, and zlib. I found out that OpenSSL is used as an alternative to SSL traffic, as described in the FAQ , and I can conclude what SSH2 does, but what exactly is zlib used for?

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HTTP responses can be compressed using gzip . The zlib library is used to decompress these answers.

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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/976376/


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