title: How can I trigger a url from the terminal
body: <p>Ok, I know this is one odd question, how can I run a html url from the terminal? Let me explain...</p>
  
  <p>I have a shell script that is using the an api to update a record in a database, looks something like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>http://{account}.cartodb.com/api/v2/sql?q=UPDATE test_table SET column_name = 'my new string value' WHERE cartodb_id = 1 &amp;api_key={Your API key}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How can I run the above from my shell script so that it will have the same effect as when it is run in a browser?</p>