HTTP HTTP GET redirect_url followlocation --write-out # Server-side HTTP/1.1 301 This is a weirdo text message swsclose Location: data/10810099.txt?coolsite=yes Content-Length: 62 Connection: close This server reply is for testing a simple Location: following HTTP/1.1 200 Followed here fine swsclose Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT Server: test-server/fake Content-Length: 41 This second URL does not have a location # Client-side http HTTP no Location: on second URL 'redirect_url' check http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/we/want/our/1081 http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/we/want/our/10810002 -w '%{redirect_url}\n' # Verify data after the test has been "shot" GET /we/want/our/1081 HTTP/1.1 Host: %HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT User-Agent: curl/%VERSION Accept: */* GET /we/want/our/10810002 HTTP/1.1 Host: %HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT User-Agent: curl/%VERSION Accept: */* HTTP/1.1 301 This is a weirdo text message swsclose Location: data/10810099.txt?coolsite=yes Content-Length: 62 Connection: close This server reply is for testing a simple Location: following http://%HOSTIP:%HTTPPORT/we/want/our/data/10810099.txt?coolsite=yes HTTP/1.1 200 Followed here fine swsclose Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT Server: test-server/fake Content-Length: 41 This second URL does not have a location