Information about the package, httping, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The httping package is designed for, Ping alike tool for http requests.
Package Name:
httping
Summary:
Ping alike tool for http requests
Description:
Httping is like 'ping' but for http-requests. Give it an url, and it'll show you how long it takes to connect, send a request and retrieve the reply (only the headers). Be aware that the transmission across the network also takes time.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
2.4
Release:
1.el6
Size:
58 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPL+ and OpenSSL
Control the httping package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install httping
This command will install httping on the server.
yum remove httping
This command will un-install httping on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove httping, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove httping
This command will un-install httping on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove httping when using the -y flag.
yum update httping
This command will update httping to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove httping, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update httping
This command will update httping to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove httping when using the -y flag.
yum info httping
This command will show you core information about the httping package.
yum deplist httping
This command will show you the dependencies for httping. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update httping
This command will check if there is an update waiting on httping. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.