Let's see some examples of common requests for the WMS operations.
We are using a demo site so please be aware that something might be unavailable in the future.
curl http://master.demo.geonode.org/geoserver/wms?request=GetCapabilities
http://master.demo.geonode.org/geoserver/wms?request=GetCapabilities
curl -X GET http://master.demo.geonode.org/geoserver/wms\?\
service=WMS\&\
version=1\.1\.0\&\
request=GetMap\&\
layers=geonode\:ne_50m_admin_0_countries\&\
styles=\&\
bbox=-180\.0\,-89\.99892578125\,180\.0\,83\.5996093750001\&\
width=768\&\
height=370\&\
srs=EPSG\:4326\&\
format=image\/png
curl -X GET http://master.demo.geonode.org/geoserver/wms\?\
SERVICE=WMS\&\
VERSION=1\.1\.1\&\
REQUEST=GetFeatureInfo\&\
FORMAT=image\/png\&\
TRANSPARENT=true\&\
QUERY_LAYERS=geonode\:ne_50m_admin_0_countries\&\
STYLES\&\
LAYERS=geonode\:ne_50m_admin_0_countries\&\
exceptions=application\/vnd\.ogc\.se_inimage\&\
INFO_FORMAT=text\/html\&\
FEATURE_COUNT=50\&\
X=50\&\
Y=50\&\
SRS=EPSG\:4326\&\
WIDTH=101\&\
HEIGHT=101\&\
BBOX=10\.958003997802734\,44\.921722412109375\,15\.396480560302734\,49.\360198974609375