How to tell if web html index has changed

[LinuxGirl]

whats the best way to see if an online index has changed? I want to pull down a local copy of its changed. I thought about doing curl -s https.... > newfile and found a diff on the files. Is there an easier way to tell without creating files you’ll have to delete?

 

[Rob]

you could do curl to check if a file has changed.. are you looking to do it manually or?

 

[LinuxGirl]

I'd like to do it as automated as possible. How would you use curl?

 

[wizardfromoz]

G'day @LinuxGirl and welcome to linux.org

For the longer term, if you Google

linux curl guide

... there are plenty of references you might want to look through and bookmark.

However Rob and some others here likely have a faster route for your short-term goal.

Cheers and good luck

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz