3 urlget, ftpget, httpget \- retrieve a file from the internet to stdout
28 gets a file specified by a URL and copies it to standard output.
31 similarly gets a file from a conventional ftp server, a login name
32 and password can be specified.
37 but the host and path are specified separately without a scheme, as with
42 show the status line and MIME header from the server.
45 discard the file body.
48 use POST method, otherwise use GET.
56 .EX "urlget http://minix1.woodhull.com/pub/contrib/file.tar.Z > file.tar.Z" "Download file.tar.Z"
57 .EX "ftpget minix1.woodhull.com /pub/contrib/README.txt > README.txt" "Get a file from an anonymous ftp server"
58 .EX "httpget -dh minix1.woodhull.com/index.html" "Inspect the header of a web page"
60 These commands execute the same binary under different names. These commands
61 provide a lightweight non-interactive command-line method of downloading a
62 file or inspecting the status of a web page. Data retrieved are written
65 Michael Temari <Michael@TemWare.Com>
67 Man page compiled by Al Woodhull <asw@woodhull.com>