brok v1.1.0 Release Notes

Release Date: 2020-07-27 // over 3 years ago
    • won't check the same URL twice
    • various under-the-hood changes to make code easier to work with

    Installation

    • 🐧 Mac/Linux: download binary and place it in a directory in your $PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin)
    • 🐧 Debian (including Ubuntu): download the .deb file and run dpkg -i brok-1.1.0_x86-64-linux.deb. You may also need to install the libtinfo5 package (sudo apt install libtinfo5)
    • Fedora: Run sudo dnf install ncurses-compat-libs then download and run binary as described above

Previous changes from v1.0.0

    • ➕ adds -v/--version command
    • 0️⃣ doesn't check certificates by default - a website will often still work with certificate errors (e.g. incomplete certificate chain)
    • ➕ adds --check-certs option to force certificate checks

    Installation

    • 🐧 Mac/Linux: download binary and place it in a directory in your $PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin)
    • 🐧 Debian (including Ubuntu): download the .deb file and run dpkg -i brok-$1_x86-64-linux.deb. You may also need to install the libtinfo5 package (sudo apt install libtinfo5)
    • Fedora: Run sudo dnf install ncurses-compat-libs then download and run binary as described above