retracer: URL Redirect Tracer

h12.io/retracer is a Go package that can trace any HTTP(S) URL redirections regardless they are 3xx redirections, http-eqiv refreshes, Javascript navigations and the non-standard HTTP Refresh header.

Features

• Cookie, Referer and custom headers supported
• Avoid unnecessary resource loading, like: CSS, images and iframes

Install

sudo apt-get install surf xvfb
go get h12.io/retracer

Tips

It is recommended to use Xvfb to prevent Surf window appearing during Javascript tracing.

xvfb :99 &
DISPLAY=:99 ./your_program

To build Surf:

sudo apt-get install libwebkitgtk-dev
make