1squidclient(1)              General Commands Manual             squidclient(1)
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NAME

6       squidclient - A simple HTTP web client tool
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SYNOPSIS

9       squidclient  [ -aknNrsv ] [ -A string ] [ -g count ] [ -h remote host ]
10       [ -H ' string ' ] [ -i IMS ] [ -I ping interval ] [ -j ' Host header  '
11       ]  [ -l local host ] [ -m method ] [ -p port ] [ -P file ] [ -t count ]
12       [ -T timeout ] [ -u user ] [ -U user ] [ -V version ] [ -w password ] [
13       -W password ] url
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DESCRIPTION

16       squidclient is a tool providing a command line interface for retrieving
17       URLs.  Designed for testing any HTTP 0.9, 1.0, or  1.1  web  server  or
18       proxy.   This  tool  can  be combined with scripts to perform any basic
19       HTTP operation.  Some additional features for access to the squid proxy
20       object cache and management information are provided.
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OPTIONS

23       -a          Do NOT include Accept: header.
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25       -A 'string' Send  string as User-Agent: header. To omit the header com‐
26                   pletely set string to empty ('').
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28       -g count    Ping mode, perform count iterations (0 to loop until inter‐
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31       -h host     Retrieve URL from cache on hostname.  Default is localhost
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33       -H 'string' Extra headers to send. Use '0 for new lines.
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35       -i time     If-Modified-Since time (in Epoch seconds).
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37       -I interval Ping interval in seconds (default 1 second).
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39       -j hosthdr  Host header content
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41       -k          Keep  the  connection  active.  Default  is  to do only one
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44       -l host     Specify a local IP address to bind to.  Default is none.
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46       -m method   Request method, default is GET.  Squid also supports a non-
47                   standard  method called PURGE.  You can use that to purge a
48                   specific URL from the cache.  You need to have purge access
49                   setup in squid.conf similar to manager
50                    access. Here is an example:
51                   acl purge method PURGE
52                   http_access deny purge !localhost
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54       -n          Proxy Negotiate(Kerberos) authentication.
55                   Use kinit username@DOMAIN first to get initial TGS.
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57       -N          WWW Negotiate(Kerberos) authentication.
58                   Use kinit username@DOMAIN first to get initial TGS.
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60       -p port     Port number of cache.  Default is 3128.
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62       -P file     Request body. Using the named file as data.
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64       -r          Force cache to reload URL.
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66       -s          Silent.  Do not print data to stdout.
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68       -t count    Trace
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70                   HTTP relay or proxy hops
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72       -T timeout  Timeout value (seconds) for read/write operations.
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74       -u user     Proxy authentication username
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78       -v          Verbose. Print outgoing message to stderr.
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80       -V version  HTTP Version. Use '-' for HTTP/0.9 omitted case
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82       -w password Proxy authentication password
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AUTHOR

87       This  program  and  manual  was  written  by  Amos  Jeffries  <amosjef‐
88       fries@squid-cache.org>
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90       Based on original code derived from Harvest and  further  developed  by
91       numerous individuals from the internet community.
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94       Distributed under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) version 2 or
95       later (GPLv2+).
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QUESTIONS

98       Questions on the usage of this program can be sent to the  Squid  Users
99       mailing list <squid-users@squid-cache.org>
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REPORTING BUGS

102       See  http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/BugReporting  for  details of
103       what you need to include with your bug report.
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105       Report bugs or bug fixes using http://bugs.squid-cache.org/
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107       Report serious security bugs to Squid Bugs <squid-bugs@squid-cache.org>
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109       Report ideas for new improvements to the Squid Developers mailing  list
110       <squid-dev@squid-cache.org>
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SEE ALSO

113       squid(8), cachemgr.cgi(8)
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