diff --git a/c/httphead/Makefile b/c/httphead/Makefile
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+all: httphead
+
+httphead: httphead.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $^ -o httphead
+
+clean:
+	rm -f httphead
diff --git a/c/httphead/httphead.c b/c/httphead/httphead.c
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+++ b/c/httphead/httphead.c
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+/*
+ * httphead - show http header of a website
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 Andreas Jaggi <andreas.jaggi@waterwave.ch>
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * 
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+ *    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ * 
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+ * OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+ * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+ * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+ * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "httphead.h"
+
+const char usagemsg[] =
+	"usage: httphead [-r] [-q] [-p port] [-s host-] [-d path] [-s host] URL\n"
+	"\n"
+	"options:\n"
+	"    -p port    use this port instead of 80\n"
+	"    -s host    use this host instead of the one specified in the URL\n"
+	"    -d path    use this path instead of the one specified in the URL\n"
+	"    -r         show sent request\n"
+	"    -q         show only the recieved status code\n"
+	" also: -v    show version\n"
+	"       -h    display this help\n"
+	"       -l    display (BSD) license\n"
+	;
+
+void usage ( );
+
+void crlf ( int s );
+
+char* gethost ( char* url );
+char* getpath ( char* url );
+char* getstatuscode ( char* response );
+
+int main ( int argc, char* argv[] ) {
+
+	int tmp;
+	char* hend = NULL;
+	char buff[HH_BUFFSIZE+1];
+
+	char* url = NULL;
+
+	char* host = NULL;
+	char* path = NULL;
+	int port = 80;
+
+	int showrequest = 0;
+	int statuscodeonly = 0;
+	char* statuscode = NULL;
+
+	struct hostent *remote_hostent = NULL;
+	struct sockaddr_in *remote_host_addr = NULL;
+
+	int sock;
+
+	while ( (tmp = getopt(argc, argv, "qrd:s:p:hlv")) != -1 ) {
+		switch ( tmp ) {
+			case 'h':
+				usage();
+				exit(0);
+			case 'l':
+				license();
+				exit(0);
+			case 'v':
+				version();
+				exit(0);
+			case 'p':
+				port = atoi(optarg);
+				break;
+			case 's':
+				host = optarg;
+				break;
+			case 'd':
+				path = optarg;
+				break;
+			case 'q':
+				statuscodeonly = 1;
+				break;
+			case 'r':
+				showrequest = 1;
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ( optind >= argc ) {
+		usage();
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	url = argv[optind];
+
+	if ( path == NULL ) {
+		path = getpath(url);
+	}
+
+	if ( host == NULL ) {
+		host = gethost(url);
+	}
+
+	remote_hostent = gethostbyname(host);
+
+	if ( remote_hostent == NULL ) {
+		herror(NULL);
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	remote_host_addr = alloca(sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
+	remote_host_addr->sin_family = AF_INET;
+	remote_host_addr->sin_addr = *((struct in_addr*) remote_hostent->h_addr);
+	remote_host_addr->sin_port = port;
+
+	if ( (sock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP)) == -1 ) {
+		showerror("socket");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	if ( connect(sock, (struct sockaddr*)remote_host_addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in)) == -1 ) {
+		showerror("connect");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+
+	/* main */
+
+	if ( showrequest ) {
+		write(1, "GET ", 4);
+		write(1, path, strlen(path));
+		write(1, " HTTP/1.0", 9);
+		crlf(1);
+		write(1, "Host: ", 6);
+		write(1, host, strlen(host));
+
+		crlf(1);
+		crlf(1);
+
+		write(1, "Response:\n\n", 12);
+	} 
+
+	write(sock, "GET ", 4);
+	write(sock, path, strlen(path));
+	write(sock, " HTTP/1.0", 9);
+	crlf(sock);
+	write(sock, "Host: ", 6);
+	write(sock, host, strlen(host));
+
+	crlf(sock);
+	crlf(sock);
+
+	while ( (tmp = recv(sock, buff, HH_BUFFSIZE, 0)) > 0 ) {
+		buff[tmp] = '\0';
+
+		if ( (hend = strstr(buff, "\x0D\x0A\x0D\x0A")) != NULL) {
+			tmp = hend-buff;
+			*hend = '\n';
+			*(hend+1) = '\0';
+		}
+
+		if ( statuscodeonly ) {
+			if ( (statuscode = getstatuscode(buff)) != NULL ) {
+				write(1, statuscode, 3);
+				write(1, "\n", 1);
+				break;
+			}
+		} else {
+			write(1, buff, tmp);
+		}
+
+		if ( hend != NULL ) {
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ( shutdown(sock, 2) == -1 ) {
+		showerror("shutdown");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	if ( close(sock) == -1 ) {
+		showerror("close");
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+
+	exit(0);
+}
+
+char* _gethoststart ( char* url ) {
+	char* s = NULL;
+
+	s = strstr(url, "http://");
+	if ( s == NULL ) {
+		s = strstr(url, "https://");
+		if ( s == NULL ) {
+			s = url; // assume that there is no http[s]:// prefix
+		} else {
+			s += 8;
+		}
+	} else {
+		s += 7;
+	}
+
+	if ( s >= url + strlen(url) ) {
+		return url;
+	}
+
+	return s;
+}
+
+int _gethostlen ( char* s ) {
+	int e = 0;
+
+	while ( *(s+e) != '/' && *(s+e) != '?' && *(s+e) != '\0' ) {
+		e++;
+	}
+
+	return e;
+}
+
+char* getstatuscode ( char* s ) {
+	char* htp = NULL;
+
+	if ( (htp = strstr(s, "HTTP/")) != NULL ) {
+		while ( *htp != '\0' && *htp != ' ' ) {
+			htp++;
+		}
+
+		while ( *htp == ' ' ) {
+			htp++;
+		}
+
+		if ( *htp == '\0' ) {
+			htp = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return htp;
+}
+
+char* getpath ( char* url ) {
+	char* s = NULL;
+	int e;
+
+	s = _gethoststart(url);
+
+	e = _gethostlen(s);
+
+	s += e;
+
+	if ( s >= url+strlen(url) ) {
+		s = (char*)malloc(2*sizeof(char));
+		*s = '/';
+		*(s+1) = '\0';
+	}
+
+	return s;
+}
+
+char* gethost ( char* url ) {
+	char* s = NULL;
+	char* r = NULL;
+	int e = 0;
+
+	s = _gethoststart(url);
+
+	e = _gethostlen(s);
+
+	if ( e == 0 ) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	r = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char)*(e+1));
+
+	memcpy(r, s, e);
+
+	r[e+1] = '\0';
+
+	return r;
+}
+
+void crlf ( int s ) {
+	write(s, "\x0D\x0A", 2);
+}
+
+void usage ( ) {
+	write(1, usagemsg, strlen(usagemsg));
+}
diff --git a/c/httphead/httphead.h b/c/httphead/httphead.h
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+++ b/c/httphead/httphead.h
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+#ifndef _HTTPHEAD_H
+#define _HTTPHEAD_H
+
+#define HH_BUFFSIZE 512
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+const char licensemsg[] =
+	"httphead is copyright (c) 2006 Andreas Jaggi <andreas.jaggi@waterwave.ch>\n"
+	"All rights reserved.\n"
+	"\n"
+	"Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without\n"
+	"modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions\n"
+	"are met:\n"
+	"1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright\n"
+	"   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.\n"
+	"2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright\n"
+	"   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the\n"
+	"   documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.\n"
+	"3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products\n"
+	"   derived from this software without specific prior written permission.\n"
+	"\n"
+	"THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR\n"
+	"IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES\n"
+	"OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.\n"
+	"IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,\n"
+	"INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT\n"
+	"NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,\n"
+	"DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY\n"
+	"THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT\n"
+	"(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF\n"
+	"THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.\n"
+	;
+
+const char versionmsg[] = "httphead 0.2\n";
+
+void license ( ) {
+	write(1, licensemsg, strlen(licensemsg));
+}
+
+void version ( ) {
+	write(1, versionmsg, strlen(versionmsg));
+}
+
+void showerror ( char* type ) {
+	char* errstr = strerror(errno);
+	write(2, type, strlen(type));
+	write(2, ": ", 2);
+	write(2, errstr, strlen(errstr));
+	write(2, "\n", 1);
+}
+
+#endif