htrace.sh
Dev tools
http debugging script
SHOW HN2019
155points
26comments
#262of 2,195 in 2019
Top 12%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 1 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score +0.18.
Execution: 2 for, 1 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Well-written, useful tool with a man page and nice README
From 5 comments
You're crazy. This fellow deserves all of today's internet points. He even has a man page!
kylek on HNThe project/script is freaking great, it's well-written but its installation method needs some work. It symlinks from the git cloned directory to /usr/local/bin during…
bloopernova on HNLooks really cool. Why are you using a URL in place of a domain name, in the invocation example? Seems confusing. I would expect to see just a domain name there. Although I…
natch on HNLooks really, really useful. Bookmarked, cloned, and shared with my team!
bloopernova on HNBookmarked, looks useful. Kudos!
chrisweekly on HN
Bookmarked and shared with teams
From 2 comments
Looks really, really useful. Bookmarked, cloned, and shared with my team!
bloopernova on HNBookmarked, looks useful. Kudos!
chrisweekly on HN
Objections
Installation requires several language-specific dependencies
From 3 comments
The project/script is freaking great, it's well-written but its installation method needs some work. It symlinks from the git cloned directory to /usr/local/bin during…
bloopernova on HNNot to rain on your parade with nicely formatted code like hardly any shell projects do, but what I would have expected for such a tool that I just want to use: wget…
wink on HNOne comment: put the list of package dependencies before the install, or check for their packages during setup.sh Make life a little easier for the user ;)
bloopernova on HN
Dependencies not listed clearly in the README
From 3 comments
Not to rain on your parade with nicely formatted code like hardly any shell projects do, but what I would have expected for such a tool that I just want to use: wget…
wink on HNas others said , dependecies need to be sorted. other than that i think this is quite cool and i will use it.
bechampion on HNOne comment: put the list of package dependencies before the install, or check for their packages during setup.sh Make life a little easier for the user ;)
bloopernova on HN
Requests
Docker image or Dockerfile instructions in README
From 2 comments
It'd be a great/easy to use docker image. I'd go that route before I'd worry about npm/php/golang on my system.
flowardnut on HNThat would be worthwhile in the README! If you agree I'll PR the instructions
flowardnut on HN
Shortcut flags for cookie and auth headers
From 1 comment
I suggest a convenient way to set cookie or auth headers. A lot of endpoints are behind authentication. The --req-headers flag is feasible, but there should be a shortcut flag…
jordache on HN
Accept URL rather than domain argument
From 2 comments
Looks really cool. Why are you using a URL in place of a domain name, in the invocation example? Seems confusing. I would expect to see just a domain name there. Although I…
natch on HNGreat job. Small nitpick. Agree —domain should probably be called —url instead. Domain implies no scheme.
nodesocket on HN
Questions
Why a URL is used in the invocation example instead of a domain
From 1 comment
Looks really cool. Why are you using a URL in place of a domain name, in the invocation example? Seems confusing. I would expect to see just a domain name there. Although I…
natch on HN
Alternatives named
testssl.sh
From 2 comments
For that, look to testssl.sh (https://github.com/drwetter/testssl.sh)
newman314 on HNHere is a similar tool all contained in one shell script that only depends on openssl. [1] Albeit, a bit more verbose and doesn't have that nice one page output. [1] -…
LinuxBender on HN
SWAKS (Swiss Army Knife for SMTP)
From 1 comment
Plug for a related tool that I use constantly. It's called Swiss Army Knife for SMTP, or "SWAKS" for short. http://www.jetmore.org/john/code/swaks/ This tool is one of the best…
salamander014 on HN
httpie
From 1 comment
Nice. It's a step up from httpie, which is nice to craft requests, but not to check for security.
sametmax on HN
ssl-cipher-suite-enum
From 1 comment
Also helpful, with zero dependencies (in PERL): https://github.com/portcullislabs/ssl-cipher-suite-enum
password4321 on HN