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https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21597851/how-to-check-whether-url-is-working-or-not-through-linux-shell
How to check whether url is working or not, through linux shell [closed]
Asked 10 years ago
Modified 11 months ago
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curl -Is http://google.com | head -n 1 
SubjectCurio
Feb 6, 2014 at 8:47
>> my attemps : 
17:52$ curl -is https://stackoverflow.com/questions/madeupquestion/example  | head -n 1
HTTP/2 404 
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18:10$ curl -Is https://stackoverflow.com/questions/madeupquestion/example  | head -n 1
HTTP/2 404 
>> same with small-case i option
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17:53$ curl -Is 'file:///home/bill/web/Bill Howells book [note, review]s/Wilson 1977 Cosmic trigger, Howells review.html#Summary comments'  |  head -n 1
>> nothing
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17:57$ curl -Is '/home/bill/web/Bill Howells book [note, review]s/Wilson 1977 Cosmic trigger, Howells review.html#Summary comments'  |  head -n 1
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18:07$ curl -Is 'http://www.BillHowell.ca/Bill Howells book [note, review]s/Wilson 1977 Cosmic trigger, Howells review.html'  |  head -n 1
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18:08$ curl -is 'http://www.BillHowell.ca/Bill Howells book [note, review]s/Wilson 1977 Cosmic trigger, Howells review.html'  |  head -n 1
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