siege:tldr:e213d

siege: Test a list of URLs.

siege

$ siege --file ${path-to-url_list-txt}

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The command "siege --file ${path-to-url_list-txt}" is used to execute the "siege" command-line tool with a specific file as input.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

"siege": It refers to the "siege" command-line tool. Siege is a HTTP load testing and benchmarking utility that simulates multiple users accessing a web server simultaneously, helping to measure its performance.
"--file": It is an option/flag of the "siege" tool. This option allows you to specify a file containing a list of URLs that you want to test with siege. The URLs may be separated by newlines or spaces.
"${path-to-url_list-txt}": It represents the variable for the path to the file containing the list of URLs (e.g., "url_list.txt"). The provided file path needs to be replaced with the actual path to the desired file on your system.

By running this command, "siege" will read the specified file (${path-to-url_list-txt}), parse the URLs listed inside, and perform load testing/benchmarking on the web server using those URLs.

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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