[Bug-wget] [bug #56808] wget uses HEAD method when both --spider and --post-data options are used

[anonymous]

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                 Summary: wget uses HEAD method when both --spider and
--post-data options are used
                 Project: GNU Wget
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Mon 26 Aug 2019 10:27:59 AM UTC
                Category: Program Logic
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 1.19.4
        Operating System: GNU/Linux
         Reproducibility: Every Time
           Fixed Release: None
         Planned Release: None
              Regression: None
           Work Required: None
          Patch Included: No

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Details:

HEAD request should return the same result as of GET request, except that the
response body is empty.

https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9.html

So if both --spider and --post-data options are used, I think wget should use
POST method. If wget sends HEAD request, then the response header would be
that of GET request, not POST request.

Or perhaps it should be forbidden to use the two options at the same time, as
is the case of --method and --post-data.

I'm not sure if this is a bug or a feature. Please ignore this if you think
this is not a bug. Who would use that two options at the same time for normal
use?

Thanks.





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