NAME
squidclient -- a simple HTTP web client
SYNOPSIS
squidclient [-arsv] [-g count] [-h remote-host] [-H 'string'] [-i IMS]
[-I ping-interval] [-j 'Host-header'] [-l local-host] [-m method] [-p
port] [-P file] [-t count] [-T timeout] [-u proxy-user] [-U www-user]
[-V version] [-w proxy-password] [-W www-password] url
DESCRIPTION
squidclient is a tool providing a command line interface for retrieving
URLs. Designed for testing any HTTP 0.9, 1.0, or 1.1 web server or
proxy. This tool can be combined with scripts to perform any basic
HTTP operation. Some additional features for access to the Squid proxy
object cache and management information are provided.
OPTIONS
-a Do NOT include Accept: header.
-g count
Ping mode, perform count iterations (0 to loop until
interrupted).
-h host
Retrieve URL from cache on hostname. Default is localhost.
-H 'string'
Extra headers to send. Use '\n' for new lines.
-i time
If-Modified-Since time (in Epoch seconds).
-I interval
Ping interval in seconds (default 1 second).
-j hosthdr
Host header content
-l host
Specify a local IP address to bind to. Default is none.
-m method
Request method, default is GET. Squid also supports a non-
standard method called PURGE. You can use that to purge a
specific URL from the cache. You need to have purge access
setup in squid.conf similar to manager access. Here is an
example:
acl purge method PURGE
http_access deny purge !localhost
-p port
Port number of cache. Default is 3128.
-P file
PUT request. Using the named file.
-r Force cache to reload URL.
-s Silent. Do not print data to stdout.
-t count
Trace count cache-hops
-T timeout
Timeout value (seconds) for read/write operations.
-u user
Proxy authentication username
-U user
WWW authentication username
-v Verbose. Print outgoing message to stderr.
-w password
Proxy authentication password
-W password
WWW authentication password
-V version
HTTP Version. Use '-' for HTTP/0.9 omitted case
SEE ALSO
cachemgr.cgi(8), squid(8)
AUTHOR
Derived from Harvest. Further developed by by numerous individuals from
the internet community. Development is led by Duane Wessels of the
National Laboratory for Applied Network Research and funded by the
National Science Foundation.
Squid Web Client Tool squidclient(1)