Curl helper that adds detailed timing information

curl-timing

#!/bin/bash -e
# Put this file in /usr/local/bin and use 'curl-timing' in place of 'curl'
#  to get a detailed timing report with the response.
# You can customize the report below.  For older versions of curl, some
#  of the fields below will not be available.

TIMING_FORMAT=$(cat <<EOL

              url_effective:  %{url_effective}
                  remote_ip:  %{remote_ip}
                   response:  HTTP/%{http_version} %{http_code}
            time_namelookup:  %{time_namelookup}
               time_connect:  %{time_connect}
            time_appconnect:  %{time_appconnect}
           time_pretransfer:  %{time_pretransfer}
              time_redirect:  %{time_redirect}
         time_starttransfer:  %{time_starttransfer}
                        ----------
                 time_total:  %{time_total}
             speed_download:  %{speed_download} Bps
\n
EOL
)

curl -w "$TIMING_FORMAT" $*