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http head for network

Get the headers from a URL.

Signature

> http head {flags} (URL)

Flags

  • --user, -u {any}: the username when authenticating
  • --password, -p {any}: the password when authenticating
  • --max-time, -m {duration}: max duration before timeout occurs
  • --headers, -H {any}: custom headers you want to add
  • --insecure, -k: allow insecure server connections when using SSL
  • --redirect-mode, -R {string}: What to do when encountering redirects. Default: 'follow'. Valid options: 'follow' ('f'), 'manual' ('m'), 'error' ('e').

Parameters

  • URL: The URL to fetch the contents from.

Input/output types:

inputoutput
nothingany

Examples

Get headers from example.com

> http head https://www.example.com

Get headers from example.com, with username and password

> http head --user myuser --password mypass https://www.example.com

Get headers from example.com, with custom header

> http head --headers [my-header-key my-header-value] https://www.example.com

Notes

Performs HTTP HEAD operation.