carol the link checker

carol is a tiny node.js script that accepts a list of URLs and checks them for bad links (anything 4xx or 5xx). carol can follow redirects and the final code returned is what's considered for the result.

how to use it

# first, install it 
npm install -g carol
 
# then follow the usage 
Usage: carol -f [filename] -d [num]
 
Options:
  -f  Text file containing links to check  [required]
  -d  Maximum depth for redirects          [default: 5]

who's carol?

carol is my colleague, and she asked for this utility, so I named it after her.

license

MIT: http://noodlehaus.mit-license.org