Bash Script

Tag: checker

  • HTTP Proxy Checker in bash

    Usefull script  to check if a proxy is alive.

    #!/bin/bash
    # HTTP Proxy Server's IP Address (or URL)
    proxy_server=$1

    # HTTP Proxy Server's Port Number
    port=$2

    # We're trying to reach this url via the given HTTP Proxy Server
    # (http://www.google.com by default)
    url="http://www.google.com"

    # Timeout time (in seconds)
    timeout=20

    # We're fetching the return code and assigning it to the $result variable
    result=`HEAD -d -p http://$proxy_server:$port -t $timeout $url`

    # If the return code is 200, we've reached to $url successfully
    if [ "$result" = "200 OK" ]; then
    echo "1 (proxy works)"
    # Otherwise, we've got a problem (either the HTTP Proxy Server does not work
    # or the request timed out)
    else
    echo "0 (proxy does not work or request timed out)"
    fi