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 {int}
: timeout period in seconds--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:
input | output |
---|---|
nothing | any |
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.