From 5752ba4bf47d2bd7de79391b401ac5909b1b30b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: darksun Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 11:46:26 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98:=2020190417=20HTTPie=20?= =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=93=20A=20Modern=20Command=20Line=20HTTP=20Client=20For?= =?UTF-8?q?=20Curl=20And=20Wget=20Alternative=20sources/tech/20190417=20HT?= =?UTF-8?q?TPie=20-=20A=20Modern=20Command=20Line=20HTTP=20Client=20For=20?= =?UTF-8?q?Curl=20And=20Wget=20Alternative.md?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- ...TP Client For Curl And Wget Alternative.md | 312 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 312 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/tech/20190417 HTTPie - A Modern Command Line HTTP Client For Curl And Wget Alternative.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20190417 HTTPie - A Modern Command Line HTTP Client For Curl And Wget Alternative.md b/sources/tech/20190417 HTTPie - A Modern Command Line HTTP Client For Curl And Wget Alternative.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..46298a6fa0 --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20190417 HTTPie - A Modern Command Line HTTP Client For Curl And Wget Alternative.md @@ -0,0 +1,312 @@ +[#]: collector: (lujun9972) +[#]: translator: ( ) +[#]: reviewer: ( ) +[#]: publisher: ( ) +[#]: url: ( ) +[#]: subject: (HTTPie – A Modern Command Line HTTP Client For Curl And Wget Alternative) +[#]: via: (https://www.2daygeek.com/httpie-curl-wget-alternative-http-client-linux/) +[#]: author: (Magesh Maruthamuthu https://www.2daygeek.com/author/magesh/) + +HTTPie – A Modern Command Line HTTP Client For Curl And Wget Alternative +====== + +Most of the time we use Curl Command or Wget Command for file download and other purpose. + +We had written **[best command line download manager][1]** in the past. You can navigate those articles by clicking the corresponding URLs. + + * **[aria2 – A Command Line Multi-Protocol Download Tool For Linux][2]** + * **[Axel – A Lightweight Command Line Download Accelerator For Linux][3]** + * **[Wget – A Standard Command Line Download Utility For Linux][4]** + * **[curl – A Nifty Command Line Download Tool For Linux][5]** + + + +Today we are going to discuss about the same kind of topic. The utility name is HTTPie. + +It’s modern command line http client and best alternative for curl and wget commands. + +### What Is HTTPie? + +HTTPie (pronounced aitch-tee-tee-pie) is a command line HTTP client. + +The httpie tool is a modern command line http client which makes CLI interaction with web services. + +It provides a simple http command that allows for sending arbitrary HTTP requests using a simple and natural syntax, and displays colorized output. + +HTTPie can be used for testing, debugging, and generally interacting with HTTP servers. + +### Main Features + + * Expressive and intuitive syntax + * Formatted and colorized terminal output + * Built-in JSON support + * Forms and file uploads + * HTTPS, proxies, and authentication + * Arbitrary request data + * Custom headers + * Persistent sessions + * Wget-like downloads + * Python 2.7 and 3.x support + + + +### How To Install HTTPie In Linux? + +Most Linux distributions provide a package that can be installed using the system package manager. + +For **`Fedora`** system, use **[DNF Command][6]** to install httpie. + +``` +$ sudo dnf install httpie +``` + +For **`Debian/Ubuntu`** systems, use **[APT-GET Command][7]** or **[APT Command][8]** to install httpie. + +``` +$ sudo apt install httpie +``` + +For **`Arch Linux`** based systems, use **[Pacman Command][9]** to install httpie. + +``` +$ sudo pacman -S httpie +``` + +For **`RHEL/CentOS`** systems, use **[YUM Command][10]** to install httpie. + +``` +$ sudo yum install httpie +``` + +For **`openSUSE Leap`** system, use **[Zypper Command][11]** to install httpie. + +``` +$ sudo zypper install httpie +``` + +### 1) How To Request A URL Using HTTPie? + +The basic usage of httpie is to request a website URL as an argument. + +``` +# http 2daygeek.com +HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently +CF-RAY: 4c4a618d0c02ce6d-LHR +Cache-Control: max-age=3600 +Connection: keep-alive +Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:21:28 GMT +Expires: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:21:28 GMT +Location: https://2daygeek.com/ +Server: cloudflare +Transfer-Encoding: chunked +Vary: Accept-Encoding +``` + +### 2) How To Download A File Using HTTPie? + +You can download a file using HTTPie with the `--download` parameter. This is similar to wget command. + +``` +# http --download https://www.2daygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Anbox-Easy-Way-To-Run-Android-Apps-On-Linux.png +HTTP/1.1 200 OK +Accept-Ranges: bytes +CF-Cache-Status: HIT +CF-RAY: 4c4a65d5ca360a66-LHR +Cache-Control: public, max-age=7200 +Connection: keep-alive +Content-Length: 32066 +Content-Type: image/png +Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:24:23 GMT +Expect-CT: max-age=604800, report-uri="https://report-uri.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/beacon/expect-ct" +Expires: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 08:24:23 GMT +Last-Modified: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 04:54:25 GMT +Server: cloudflare +Set-Cookie: __cfduid=dd2034b2f95ae42047e082f59f2b964f71554791063; expires=Wed, 08-Apr-20 06:24:23 GMT; path=/; domain=.2daygeek.com; HttpOnly; Secure +Vary: Accept-Encoding + +Downloading 31.31 kB to "Anbox-Easy-Way-To-Run-Android-Apps-On-Linux.png" +Done. 31.31 kB in 0.01187s (2.58 MB/s) +``` + +Alternatively you can save the output file with different name by using `-o` parameter. + +``` +# http --download https://www.2daygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Anbox-Easy-Way-To-Run-Android-Apps-On-Linux.png -o Anbox-1.png +HTTP/1.1 200 OK +Accept-Ranges: bytes +CF-Cache-Status: HIT +CF-RAY: 4c4a68194daa0a66-LHR +Cache-Control: public, max-age=7200 +Connection: keep-alive +Content-Length: 32066 +Content-Type: image/png +Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:25:56 GMT +Expect-CT: max-age=604800, report-uri="https://report-uri.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/beacon/expect-ct" +Expires: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 08:25:56 GMT +Last-Modified: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 04:54:25 GMT +Server: cloudflare +Set-Cookie: __cfduid=d3eea753081690f9a2d36495a74407dd71554791156; expires=Wed, 08-Apr-20 06:25:56 GMT; path=/; domain=.2daygeek.com; HttpOnly; Secure +Vary: Accept-Encoding + +Downloading 31.31 kB to "Anbox-1.png" +Done. 31.31 kB in 0.01551s (1.97 MB/s) +``` + +### 3) How To Resume Partial Download Using HTTPie? + +You can resume the download using HTTPie with the `-c` parameter. + +``` +# http --download --continue https://speed.hetzner.de/100MB.bin -o 100MB.bin +HTTP/1.1 206 Partial Content +Connection: keep-alive +Content-Length: 100442112 +Content-Range: bytes 4415488-104857599/104857600 +Content-Type: application/octet-stream +Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:32:52 GMT +ETag: "5253f0fd-6400000" +Last-Modified: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 11:48:13 GMT +Server: nginx +Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=15768000; includeSubDomains + +Downloading 100.00 MB to "100MB.bin" + | 24.14 % 24.14 MB 1.12 MB/s 0:01:07 ETA^C +``` + +You can verify the same in the below output. + +``` +[email protected]:/var/log# ls -lhtr 100MB.bin +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 25M Apr 9 01:33 100MB.bin +``` + +### 5) How To Upload A File Using HTTPie? + +You can upload a file using HTTPie with the `less-than symbol "<"` symbol. + +``` +$ http https://transfer.sh < Anbox-1.png +``` + +### 6) How To Download A File Using HTTPie With Redirect Symbol ">"? + +You can download a file using HTTPie with the `redirect ">"` symbol. + +``` +# http https://www.2daygeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/How-To-Install-And-Enable-Flatpak-Support-On-Linux-1.png > Flatpak.png + +# ls -ltrh Flatpak.png +-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 47K Apr 9 01:44 Flatpak.png +``` + +### 7) Send a HTTP GET Method? + +You can send a HTTP GET method in the request. The GET method is used to retrieve information from the given server using a given URI. + +``` +# http GET httpie.org +HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently +CF-RAY: 4c4a83a3f90dcbe6-SIN +Cache-Control: max-age=3600 +Connection: keep-alive +Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:44:44 GMT +Expires: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:44:44 GMT +Location: https://httpie.org/ +Server: cloudflare +Transfer-Encoding: chunked +Vary: Accept-Encoding +``` + +### 8) Submit A Form? + +Use the following format to Submit a forms. A POST request is used to send data to the server, for example, customer information, file upload, etc. using HTML forms. + +``` +# http -f POST Ubuntu18.2daygeek.com hello='World' +HTTP/1.1 200 OK +Accept-Ranges: bytes +Connection: Keep-Alive +Content-Encoding: gzip +Content-Length: 3138 +Content-Type: text/html +Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:48:12 GMT +ETag: "2aa6-5844bf1b047fc-gzip" +Keep-Alive: timeout=5, max=100 +Last-Modified: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 15:29:55 GMT +Server: Apache/2.4.29 (Ubuntu) +Vary: Accept-Encoding +``` + +Run the following command to see the request that is being sent. + +``` +# http -v Ubuntu18.2daygeek.com +GET / HTTP/1.1 +Accept: */* +Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate +Connection: keep-alive +Host: ubuntu18.2daygeek.com +User-Agent: HTTPie/0.9.8 + +hello=World + +HTTP/1.1 200 OK +Accept-Ranges: bytes +Connection: Keep-Alive +Content-Encoding: gzip +Content-Length: 3138 +Content-Type: text/html +Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:48:30 GMT +ETag: "2aa6-5844bf1b047fc-gzip" +Keep-Alive: timeout=5, max=100 +Last-Modified: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 15:29:55 GMT +Server: Apache/2.4.29 (Ubuntu) +Vary: Accept-Encoding +``` + +### 9) HTTP Authentication? + +The currently supported authentication schemes are Basic and Digest + +Basic auth + +``` +$ http -a username:password example.org +``` + +Digest auth + +``` +$ http -A digest -a username:password example.org +``` + +Password prompt + +``` +$ http -a username example.org +``` + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://www.2daygeek.com/httpie-curl-wget-alternative-http-client-linux/ + +作者：[Magesh Maruthamuthu][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://www.2daygeek.com/author/magesh/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://www.2daygeek.com/best-4-command-line-download-managers-accelerators-for-linux/ +[2]: https://www.2daygeek.com/aria2-linux-command-line-download-utility-tool/ +[3]: https://www.2daygeek.com/axel-linux-command-line-download-accelerator/ +[4]: https://www.2daygeek.com/wget-linux-command-line-download-utility-tool/ +[5]: https://www.2daygeek.com/curl-linux-command-line-download-manager/ +[6]: https://www.2daygeek.com/dnf-command-examples-manage-packages-fedora-system/ +[7]: https://www.2daygeek.com/apt-get-apt-cache-command-examples-manage-packages-debian-ubuntu-systems/ +[8]: https://www.2daygeek.com/apt-command-examples-manage-packages-debian-ubuntu-systems/ +[9]: https://www.2daygeek.com/pacman-command-examples-manage-packages-arch-linux-system/ +[10]: https://www.2daygeek.com/yum-command-examples-manage-packages-rhel-centos-systems/ +[11]: https://www.2daygeek.com/zypper-command-examples-manage-packages-opensuse-system/