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 '\n' 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 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) 1996-2023 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@lists.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@lists.squid-cache.org>

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

SEE ALSO

       squid(8), cachemgr.cgi(8)

                                                                                   squidclient(1)