SysAdmin Valley

wget is a great tool for grabbing web pages from the command line, but one issue is it downloads the file and saves to the local directory.  Some times you just want to see the output of what is retrieved.  To do this, use the following command:

wget -qO- http://www.mywebsite.com/file.htm

You’ve probably heard the Amex commercial where they say “Don’t leave home without it”.  Well, as a systems/network admin there are many tools that we use in our trade.  But over the years I’ve found that you should always carry a good multi-tool.  I’ve gone through 50 or 60 different ones, but recently (a couple years ago) found the ones made by Leatherman, the Leatherman Wave.  I have to say I’m extremely impressed with the quality that they put into their products.  Not to mention the fact that they have a 25 year guarantee on all their products.

The way I found out about them was a coworker of mine had one he purchased 10-15 years ago and recently broke.  He contacted Leatherman who replaced it.  No questions asked, they just replaced it.

Now I’ve had mine for only a few years, but it’s days like today that I forget mine when I really realize just how useful the tool is.