# Interacting with the server

## `PUT`: Creating resources for a given URL

Create a plain text file:

```shell
curl -X PUT -H "Content-Type: text/plain" \
  -d "abc" \
  http://localhost:3000/myfile.txt
```

Create a turtle file:

```shell
curl -X PUT -H "Content-Type: text/turtle" \
  -d "<ex:s> <ex:p> <ex:o>." \
  http://localhost:3000/myfile.ttl
```

## `POST`: Creating resources at a generated URL

Create a plain text file:

```shell
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: text/plain" \
  -d "abc" \
  http://localhost:3000/
```

Create a turtle file:

```shell
curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: text/turtle" \
  -d "<ex:s> <ex:p> <ex:o>." \
  http://localhost:3000/
```

The response's `Location` header will contain the URL of the created resource.

## `GET`: Retrieving resources

Retrieve a plain text file:

```shell
curl -H "Accept: text/plain" \
  http://localhost:3000/myfile.txt
```

Retrieve a turtle file:

```shell
curl -H "Accept: text/turtle" \
  http://localhost:3000/myfile.ttl
```

Retrieve a turtle file in a different serialization:

```shell
curl -H "Accept: application/ld+json" \
  http://localhost:3000/myfile.ttl
```

## `DELETE`: Deleting resources

```shell
curl -X DELETE http://localhost:3000/myfile.txt
```

## `PATCH`: Modifying resources

Modify a resource using [N3 Patch](https://solidproject.org/TR/protocol#n3-patch):

```shell
curl -X PATCH -H "Content-Type: text/n3" \
  --data-raw "@prefix solid: <http://www.w3.org/ns/solid/terms#>. _:rename a solid:InsertDeletePatch; solid:inserts { <ex:s2> <ex:p2> <ex:o2>. }." \
  http://localhost:3000/myfile.ttl
```

Modify a resource using [SPARQL Update](https://www.w3.org/TR/sparql11-update/):

```shell
curl -X PATCH -H "Content-Type: application/sparql-update" \
  -d "INSERT DATA { <ex:s2> <ex:p2> <ex:o2> }" \
  http://localhost:3000/myfile.ttl
```

## `HEAD`: Retrieve resources headers

```shell
curl -I -H "Accept: text/plain" \
  http://localhost:3000/myfile.txt
```

## `OPTIONS`: Retrieve resources communication options

```shell
curl -X OPTIONS -i http://localhost:3000/myfile.txt
```