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70 lines
1.7 KiB
Groff
.Dd $Mdocdate: March 12 2023 $
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.Dt HTTP 1
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.Os Telodendria Project
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm http
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.Nd A simple command line utility for making HTTP requests.
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl i
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.Op Fl X Ar method
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.Op Fl H Ar header
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.Op Fl d Ar data
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.Op URL
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Nm
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Is a command line HTTP client. It is very heavily inspired by
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.Xr curl 1 ,
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and even uses the same flag names when possible. However,
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.Nm
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is designed to be much simpler than
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.Xr curl 1 ,
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and is built on Telodendria's own
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.Xr HttpClient 3
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API. It primarily exists to test
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.Xr HttpClient 3
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and
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.Xr HttpServer 3 ,
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and make development of Telodendria possible without having
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to install any external tools.
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.sp
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The options are as follows:
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.Bl -tag -width Ds
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.It Fl i
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Display the response headers before writing the body.
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.It Fl X Ar method
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Set the request method. This can be any of the options
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allowed by the
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.Xr Http 3
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API; unlike
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.Xr curl 1 ,
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it cannot be any arbitrary string.
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.It Fl H Ar header
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Set a request header, in the form of ``Header: value''. This option
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can be set multiple times to add multiple request headers.
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.It Fl d Ar data
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Send data to the server in the request body. If
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.Ar data
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starts with ``@'', then the file specified after is opened
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and read in. If it is ``@-'', then standard input is used.
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Otherwise, the string is passed to the server as-is.
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.El
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.Pp
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.Nm
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also requires a
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.Ar URL
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to make the request to. The URL is parsed by the
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.Xr Uri 3
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API, so consult that page for the syntax of URLs.
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.Sh EXIT STATUS
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.Nm
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exits with
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.Va EXIT_SUCCESS
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if all command line options were valid, the request was
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made successfully, and the server returns an HTTP code
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that indicates success. It exits with
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.Va EXIT_FAILURE
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in all other scenarios.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr HttpClient 3 ,
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.Xr Uri 3
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