lwp-request:tldr:f0373

lwp-request: Make a request and print response headers and status chain.

lwp-request

$ lwp-request -E -m ${METHOD} ${http:--example-com-some-path}

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The command "lwp-request -E -m ${METHOD} ${http:--example-com-some-path}" is used to send an HTTP request to a specified URL. Let's break it down:

"lwp-request": This is the command-line tool used to send HTTP requests. It is part of the libwww-perl library.
"-E": This option is used to enable SSL/TLS encryption for secure communication. It ensures that the request is sent over a secure HTTPS connection instead of plain HTTP.
"-m ${METHOD}": This option specifies the HTTP method to be used in the request. The variable "${METHOD}" should be substituted with the desired HTTP method, such as GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.
"${http:--example-com-some-path}": This parameter represents the URL to which the request is sent. The beginning "http:" part indicates that it is an HTTP URL. Following that, "-example-com" is an example placeholder for the domain name, and "-some-path" represents a specific path or resource on that domain.

To execute the command, you would replace "${METHOD}" with the desired HTTP method and "${http:--example-com-some-path}" with the actual URL you intend to send the request to. For example, to send a GET request to "https://example.com/some-path", you would run:

lwp-request -E -m GET https://example.com/some-path

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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