squidclient(1)


NAME

   squidclient - A simple HTTP web client tool

SYNOPSIS

   squidclient   [  -aknNrsv  ]  [  --ping  [ping-options]  ]  [  --https]
   [tls-options] [ -A string ] [ -h | --host remote host ] [ -H ' string '
   ] [ -i IMS ] [ -j ' Host header ' ] [ -l | --local host ] [ -m method ]
   [ -p | --port port ] [ -P file ] [ -t count ] [ -T timeout ] [ -u  user
   ] [ -U user ] [ -V version ] [ -w password ] [ -W password ] url

   Ping options: [ -g count ] [ -I interval ]

   TLS  options:  [  --anonymous-tls ] [ --trusted-ca CA certificates file
   ...] [ --cert client X.509 certificate file ] [  --params  TLS  session
   parameters ]

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.

   -A 'string' Send  string  as  User-Agent:  header.  To  omit the header
               completely set string to empty ('').

   -h | --host host
               Retrieve URL from server host.  Default is localhost

   -H 'string' Extra headers to send. Use '0 for new lines.

   -i time     If-Modified-Since time (in Epoch seconds).

   -j hosthdr  Host header content

   -k          Keep the connection active.  Default  is  to  do  only  one
               request then close.

   -l | --local 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

   -n          Proxy Negotiate(Kerberos) authentication.
               Use kinit username@DOMAIN first to get initial TGS.

   -N          WWW Negotiate(Kerberos) authentication.
               Use kinit username@DOMAIN first to get initial TGS.

   -p port     Port number of cache.  Default is 3128.

   -P file     Request body. Using the named file as data.

   -r          Force cache to reload URL.

   -s          Silent.  Do not print data to stdout.

   -t count    Trace count HTTP relay or proxy 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.

   -V version  HTTP Version. Use '-' for HTTP/0.9 omitted case

   -w password Proxy authentication password

   -W password WWW authentication password

   --https     Use Transport Layer Security on the HTTP connection.

   --anonymous-tls
               Use TLS with unauthenticated (anonymous) certificate.

   --cert file File  containing  client  X.509  certificate in PEM format.
               May be repeated to load several client certificates.

   --trusted-ca file
               File  containing   trusted   Certificate   Authority   (CA)
               certificates  in  PEM  format.  May be repeated to load any
               number of files.

   --params values
               TLS  library  specific  parameters  for  the  communication
               session.   See  the  library  documentation  for details on
               valid                 parameters.                   GnuTLS:
               http://gnutls.org/manual/html_node/Priority-Strings.html If
               repeated only the last value will have effect.

   --ping [options]
               Enable ping mode. Optional -g and -I parameters must follow
               immediately  if  used.  Repeated use resets to default ping
               settings.

   -g count    Ping mode, perform.I count iterations (default is  to  loop
               until interrupted).

   -I interval Ping interval in seconds (default 1 second).

AUTHOR

   This    program    and    manual   was   written   by   Amos   Jeffries
   <amosjeffries@squid-cache.org>

   Based on original code derived from Harvest and  further  developed  by
   numerous individuals from the internet community.

COPYRIGHT

    *   Copyright   (C)   1996-2015  The  Squid  Software  Foundation  and
   contributors
    *
    * Squid software is distributed under GPLv2+ license and includes
    * contributions from numerous individuals and organizations.
    * Please see the COPYING and CONTRIBUTORS files for details.

QUESTIONS

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

REPORTING BUGS

   See  http://wiki.squid-cache.org/SquidFaq/BugReporting  for  details of
   what you need to include with your bug report.

   Report bugs or bug fixes using http://bugs.squid-cache.org/

   Report serious security bugs to Squid Bugs <squid-bugs@squid-cache.org>

   Report ideas for new improvements to the Squid Developers mailing  list
   <squid-dev@squid-cache.org>

SEE ALSO

   squid(8), cachemgr.cgi(8)

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