hubcap html — Get the outer HTML of an element
When to use
Get the outer HTML of an element. Use text for just the text content. Use source for the full page HTML.
Usage
hubcap html <selector>Arguments
| Argument | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| selector | string | yes | CSS selector of the element to read |
Flags
None.
Output
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| selector | string | The selector that was used |
| html | string | The outer HTML of the element |
{"selector":"#main","html":"<div id=\"main\"><p>Hello</p></div>"}Errors
| Condition | Exit code | Stderr |
|---|---|---|
| Element not found | 1 | error: element not found: <sel> |
| Chrome not connected | 2 | error: connecting to Chrome: ... |
| Timeout | 3 | error: timeout |
Examples
Get the HTML of a container:
hubcap html '#main'Get a nav element’s HTML and extract it with jq:
hubcap html 'nav' | jq -r '.html'