httpgzip-bash-script

A .bashrc script for checking if a web page has Gzip and enabled and displays the compression savings.

Add the code in the httpgzip.sh file into your ~/.bashrc file. After the file has been edited, make to run:

source ~/.bashrc file

To update your .bashrc file in your environment.

You can now run:

httpgzip http://www.google.com

To test a page to see if GZip is enabled and the page sizes return:

Gzip Enabled: Yes

Compressed size:   4.36 KB
Uncompressed size: 10.13 KB
Savings:           56.91%

Depedencies

• curl
• bc