Using cURL to troubleshoot monitors

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cURL is a very useful tool when testing monitors

Example syntax for HTTP:

curl http://[ip][port]/[URI]

Example syntax for HTTPS:

curl -k https://[ip][port]/[URI]

-k to ignore certificate issues

Example to pass a host header

curl --header 'Host: [host]'  [http/https]://[ip][port]/[URI]

Additional useful option

-h for help
-v for verbosity