hubcap text — Get the inner text of an element
When to use
Get the inner text of an element. Use html for the full outer HTML. Use value for form input values.
Usage
hubcap text <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 |
| text | string | The inner text of the element |
{"selector":"h1","text":"Welcome to Hubcap"}Errors
| Condition | Exit code | Stderr |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome not connected | 2 | error: connecting to Chrome: ... |
| Timeout | 3 | error: timeout |
Examples
Get the text of a heading:
hubcap text 'h1'Get button text and pipe it to another command:
hubcap text '.status-message' | jq -r '.text'