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Old 02-24-2014
Wget takes a long time to complete
Hi,

I wish to check the return value for wget $url.

However, some urls are designed to take 45 minutes or more to return.

All i need to check if the URL can be reached or not using wget.

How can i get wget to return the value in a few seconds ?
# 2  
Old 02-24-2014
why don't you ping it if you want to check the reachability?

--ahamed
# 3  
Old 02-24-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by ahamed101
why don't you ping it if you want to check the reachability?

--ahamed
Becoz, I need to check the complete URL not just the hostname portnumber
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Old 02-24-2014
Use the --spider option of wget

--ahamed
# 5  
Old 02-24-2014
Quote:
Originally Posted by ahamed101
Use the --spider option of wget

--ahamed
Does not help. Here is the output as it hangs as seen below.

Code:
 $ wget --spider http://helloz.net:2400/enu/start.swe?Source=SecureWebService
Spider mode enabled. Check if remote file exists.
--2014-02-24 12:00:30--  http://helloz.net:2400/enu/start.swe?Source=SecureWebService
Resolving helloz.net... 235.79.60.30
Connecting to helloz.net|235.79.60.30|:2400... failed: Connection timed out.
Retrying.

--2014-02-24 12:02:44--  (try: 2)  http://helloz.net:2400/enu/start.swe?Source=SecureWebService
Connecting to helloz.net|235.79.60.30|:2400...

# 6  
Old 02-24-2014
You see the connection timeout, thats a problem. It is not able to connect in the first place. Try increasing the timeout.
Normally how long does it take to start transferring the file once you issue the command?

--ahamed
# 7  
Old 02-24-2014
Try : specify timeout variable in seconds
Code:
$ wget -q -t 1 --timeout=200 http://url.com
$ echo $?

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