TIL: You can make HTTP requests without curl using Bash /dev/TCP
mareksuppa.com548 pointsby mrshu238 comments
exec 3<>/dev/tcp/service/8642
printf 'GET /health HTTP/1.1\r\nHost: service\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n' >&3
cat <&3
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