This tool sends a HTTP request using method GET. HTTP protocol defines GET method to retrieve a document. Parameter --uri is the uri/url requested. Parameters --proxy-ip, --proxy-port, --proxy-login and --proxy-password defines the web proxy and credentials. Parameter --user-agent defines the client name to send. For example 'Mozilla/5.0'. Parameter --display-status indicates to display status code of reply to screen. Parameter --display-headers indicates to display reply headers. Parameter --file-headers indicates the filename where to store headers. Parameter --display-body indicates to display reply body. Parameter --file-body indicates the filename where to store body.
| parameter | description | example |
| -u|--uri uri | url/uri to download | http://server/ |
| -s|--display-status|+s|--no-display-status | display statuscode to screen | |
| -h|--display-headers|+h|--no-display-headers | display headers to screen | |
| -b|--display-body|+b|--no-display-body | display body to screen | |
| -p|--proxy-ip ip | IP address of proxy | 5.6.7.8 |
| -P|--proxy-port port | port of proxy | 3128 |
| -l|--proxy-login data | login of proxy | |
| -L|--proxy-password password | password of proxy | |
| -U|--user-agent data | user agent | |
| -H|--file-headers file | file receiving headers | filehdr.txt |
| -B|--file-body file | file receiving body | filebody.txt |
| -T|--timeout uint32 | timeout in ms | 10000 |