# How to check if the URL exists? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shell Programming and Scripting\ **Created:** [February 23, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/how-to-check-if-the-url-exists/340021 "2014-02-23T02:19:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mohtashims](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/mohtashims/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@mohtashims](https://community.unix.com/u/mohtashims)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/how-to-check-if-the-url-exists/340021/1 "2014-02-23T02:19:09Z")
Hi, I need to check if the URL exists. Below is my OS: ```nohighlight SunOS mymac1 Generic_148888-04 sun4v sparc SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5220 ``` I do not have the `curl ` set in the profile nor am i aware about its path. But i have `wget` . Please help me with params for the same. Can you help me check if the URL exists from unix shell script? ---
**Author:** ![Akshay\_Hegde](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/akshay_hegde/32/2771_2.png) [@Akshay\_Hegde](https://community.unix.com/u/Akshay_Hegde)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/how-to-check-if-the-url-exists/340021/2 "2014-02-23T03:17:01Z")
Just an example Try : ```nohighlight #!/bin/bash url="http://www.unix.com" if wget $url >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then echo "Url : $url exists..." else echo "Url : $url doesn't exists.." fi url="http://www.unixaaaa.com" if wget $url >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then echo "Url : $url exists..." else echo "Url : $url doesn't exists.." fi ``` ---------- Post updated at 02:47 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:40 PM ---------- You can create function something like this and call ```nohighlight #!/bin/bash url(){ if [! -z "$1"]; then wget "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1 ["$?" -eq 0] && echo "Url : $1 exists..." || echo "Url : $1 doesn't exists.." else echo "No Arguments..exiting" & exit fi } url "http://www.unix.com" url "http://www.unixaaaa.com" ``` ---
**Author:** ![mohtashims](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/mohtashims/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@mohtashims](https://community.unix.com/u/mohtashims)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/how-to-check-if-the-url-exists/340021/3 "2014-02-23T03:40:10Z")
> [@akshay hegde](#): > > Just an example Try : > > ```plaintext > #!/bin/bash > > url="http://www.unix.com" > > if wget $url >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then > echo "Url : $url exists..." > else > echo "Url : $url doesn't exists.." > fi > > url="http://www.unixaaaa.com" > > if wget $url >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then > echo "Url : $url exists..." > else > echo "Url : $url doesn't exists.." > fi > > ``` > > ---------- Post updated at 02:47 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:40 PM ---------- > > You can create function something like this and call > > ```plaintext > #!/bin/bash > > url(){ > if [! -z "$1"]; then > wget "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1 > ["$?" -eq 0] && echo "Url : $1 exists..." || echo "Url : $1 doesn't exists.." > else > echo "No Arguments..exiting" & exit > fi > } > > url "http://www.unix.com" > url "http://www.unixaaaa.com" > > ``` URL=[https://mybank.net:8443/Services/com/Notification.jws](https://mybank.net:8443/Services/com/Notification.jws) This only checks for the hostname / port number [[https://mybank.net:8443](https://mybank.net:8443)]. What about the rest of the URL / page [/Services/com/Notification.jws] if it exists or not? How can we check that? ---
**Author:** ![Akshay\_Hegde](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/akshay_hegde/32/2771_2.png) [@Akshay\_Hegde](https://community.unix.com/u/Akshay_Hegde)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 3:51am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/how-to-check-if-the-url-exists/340021/4 "2014-02-23T03:51:40Z")
Did you try what I posted in message `#2` ? it does your job, I guess ---
**Author:** ![mohtashims](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/mohtashims/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@mohtashims](https://community.unix.com/u/mohtashims)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/how-to-check-if-the-url-exists/340021/5 "2014-02-23T04:12:18Z")
I have a https url which does exist. `$?` returns 5 with `wget` Using your code it says "URL DOES NOT EXIST" The URL is internal to our network so u cant access it but the server running the script can Why is this the problem? ---
**Author:** ![Akshay\_Hegde](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/akshay_hegde/32/2771_2.png) [@Akshay\_Hegde](https://community.unix.com/u/Akshay_Hegde)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 4:20am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/how-to-check-if-the-url-exists/340021/6 "2014-02-23T04:20:11Z")
repalce `wget "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1` with `wget -q --no-check-certificate "$1" ` and try Wget Error Codes: ```nohighlight 0 No problems occurred. 1 Generic error code. 2 Parse error�for instance, when parsing command-line options, the .wgetrc or .netrc� 3 File I/O error. 4 Network failure. 5 SSL verification failure. 6 Username/password authentication failure. 7 Protocol errors. 8 Server issued an error response. ``` ---
**Author:** ![mohtashims](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/mohtashims/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@mohtashims](https://community.unix.com/u/mohtashims)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 8:34am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/how-to-check-if-the-url-exists/340021/7 "2014-02-23T08:34:59Z")
Thank you.